Highly depends.
If your reading the data sequentially, then flat files will be faster,
unless you have many multiple users.
If your sorting, or doing complex things with the data, then Oracle will
most likely be faster.
Oracle will also allow security and integrity of the data.
"Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile in their shoes, that way
when you criticize them, you are a mile a way and have their shoes."
Christopher R. Spence
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I would like to know your opinion about the developments under for
example perl for handling large amounts of datas (sets of flats files
larger than 50 gigs) vs the option of using oracle for exmaple for doing
the same task, wich would be more eficinet? why? cheers
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