We have used MySQL in a small in-house project. It works OK for what we want it to do, but it's far from having Oracle's functionnality.
--- DENNIS WILLIAMS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > Mark > Eweek recently did a head-to-head performance > test of major databases and > included MySQL. You might look it up to see the > strengths and weaknesses of > this type of database. Unless the simple memory > cache in MySQL works for > you, Oracle left all of them in the dust, including > SQL Server. Some people > here use MySQL for small applications and report > that it works fine for > their purpose. > > Dennis Williams > DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 5:33 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Hi, > we are investigating some freeware databases for > deployment on systems that > dont justify the cost of an oracle license, on > linux. What databases out > these can cope with a OLTP load, all transaction > based, with some > reporting? Uncomplicated databases, with mid size > volumes of transactions > (say low millions) and some reporting queries? I > guess reliability is the > primary concern, if something can be built as > solidly as an oracle > instance, with whatever OS protection this would > need, then its a starting > point for making a non oracle freeware enterprise > database. > Anyone have any suggestions on what I should > download first? > > Thanks! > Mark Teehan > Singapore > ---------------------------- ERG Group > -------------------------- > The contents of this email and any attachments are > confidential > and may only be read by the intended recipient. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------- ERG Group > -------------------------- > The contents of this email and any attachments are > confidential > and may only be read by the intended recipient. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Mark Teehan > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). > ===== Stéphane Paquette DBA Oracle, consultant entrepôt de données Oracle DBA, datawarehouse consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! Yahoo! Mail : http://fr.mail.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?paquette=20stephane?= INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
