Seeing as how JDBC is the CF flavor of the day going forward, the comparison seems reasonable to me. Having said that, there is no doubt in my mind the SQL Server JDBC drivers are broken by design, and I would expect some third party to eventually release something better.
Kevin >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/15/02 01:28PM >>> article here http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=708&a=23115,00.asp also you have to take into account that they were using JDBC drivers and MSSQL had problems. Quoted: Due to its significant JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) driver problems, SQL Server was limited to about 200 pages per second for the entire test. Anthony Petruzzi Webmaster 954-321-4703 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sheriff.org -----Original Message----- From: Tony Schreiber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:25 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: MS SQL vs MySQL WAS: [admin] List status What about the recent comparison in eWeek between MySQL, Oracl9i and SQL2k? MySQL was neck and neck with Oracle in response time and throughput, both better than SQL2k? > >I know that MySQL cannot really stand up to MS SQL but > >when you are talking about the amount that MS SQL costs > >versus using MySQL, I would us MySQL unless someone just > >wanted to pay for MS SQL. > > > >-- > >Clint Tredway > >---------------------------------- > >Through Him, anything is possible. > >> Can you say crap. :) > >> > >> I am not a big fan of MySQL. I have to do some work in it and it pales > >> in comparison. > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:19 PM > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: Re: [admin] List status > >> > >> Can you say "MySQL?" > >> > >> <g> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Margaret Fisk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 6:10 PM > >> Subject: RE: [admin] List status > >> > >> > >> > Actually, we just priced this: > >> > > >> > It is about $5000 per cpu if you get SQL Server Standard edition and > >> about > >> > 20,000 (not sure about this one) per cpu if you want Enterprise > >> edition. The > >> > difference between the editions is failover and uptime tools. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
