On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 11:16 +0200, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > > Right now I am interested in getting an idea of how much such a system > > would cost, and where to look for solutions. > > > > Any ideas where I could look for information relevant to this question? > > The table size doesn't look all that big. Any of Oracle, DB2 or > even PostgreSQL should be able to handle it.
And let's throw my personal favorite, IBM Informix, into the mix, too. Your best bet for estimating cost is probably to ask on each database's user group mailing list for recommendations. Each choice comes with its own set of cost factors that you must carefully weigh against each other: Hardware requirements, initial licensing cost, if any, maintenance cost, if any, how many DBAs you need and how expensive they are, etc. When you do ask for those recommendations, be prepared not only to mention the data volume and query rate, but also the expected number of users, whether the database should be replicated, how much downtime you can afford for routine maintenance tasks, for backups, and for product upgrades. All those factors can play a role in making a decision. Or you could just go with Informix and call it a day ;-) HTH, -- Carsten Haese http://informixdb.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ DB-SIG maillist - DB-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/db-sig
