Hello SAP list folks --
I have successfully installed SAP DB 7.3 and the 7.4 database tools and played around a bit with some data manipulation.
I would like to use SAPDB as our web database of choice -- but my partner is concerned about its reliability -- and the amount of dba time/effort needed to keep it running. He feels no one is going to pay us to baby sit a web database, and reliability (especially in this economy) is extremely important. The darn thing should just run.
So my questions are addressed to folks who are using SAPDB in production and perhaps stressing it a bit.
How reliable is the product? Does it fail? If so, where? Does it require DBA work to keep it running? If so, what work (I'm not talking about adding users -- but DBA work necessary to keep the product functioning).
If there are success stories out there -- I'd like to hear them. My partner wants to use MySQL (reliable & fast -- but limited functionality for example -- no views, no stored procs)...
I'd like to use something more powerful with more features (I'm not crazy about using C as the stored proc language -- but its nice to have views).
So if you all can share your experiences -- as to reliability or the amount of DBA load needed to keep it running -- it would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Bob Acker
Mead, Colorado, USA.
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