Hi,
SAPDB has a few bugs, and a few less features, but for an infinitely lower
price. SAPDB has nice user front-ends you don't find with f.e.
PostgreSQL, and can handle very high end loads like Oracle can. The
syntax is nearly Oracle compatible as well. so switching shouldn't be that
difficult.
On the other hand, some of the "Free" advantages to SAPDB may be
disappearing with the MySQL merger. The main reason we chose SAPDB here
was because it was fairly mature, scalable, had nice front end tools, was
Free of charge, and is well supported by SAP. Even assuming that MySQL
picks up the support, the "Free of Charge" part is probably gone unless
you want to license whatever software you are using as GPL-Only. This is
bad, even for non-GPL open/free software (what about using OpenOffice with
it?, etc.).
To my knowledge, MySQL still hasn't posted a FAQ about what will happen,
so I can't make a solid recommendation. MySQL will probably keep the
price of SAPDB low, but for a big company like us, it's price vs. no
price. $5 or $40,000 doesn't matter much... if I have to go to the
trouble to get funding, then I may just choose Oracle. Also, MySQL's fees
have been slowly rising. What's to say $200 a year ago, $600 now, won't
be $10,000 in three years?
The bugs discovered in SAPDB from time to time are usually because of
people running queries of the type that aren't used in SAP itself (in my
opinion). Typically there are ways to work around them, and SAP has done
a good job of getting them fixed.
Thank you,
Noah Silva
IS&T - Programmer Analyst
(215) 419 - 7916
Edgar Castanedo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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06/16/2003 05:05 PM
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Subject: oracle vs sapdb
I have been playing with both Oracle and SAPDB lately. I am trying to
figure out which one I want to invest my time and energy in. The problem
is, I am torn between the two right now.
I know that Oracle is huge and is not going anywhere. I know that SAPDB is
rich in it's feature set, but can the same be said about it's lifespan?
The reason I am giving SAPDB a chance is because I like what I see so far,
plus the fact that it is open source kind of sold me. I am a big open
source fan. If SAPDB was not open source, I would have just ended-up using
Oracle and sticking to it.
With that out of the way, I hope to hear some insight into what everyone
thinks on how Oracle and SAPDB compare. I want to make SAPDB my primary
database, but I feel like I need some sales points.
Can someone tell me how Oracle and SAPDB compare and what would make me
want to choose SAPDB over Oracle. (Even if it is just a reference to a web
page).
Thanks In Advance...
Edgar Castanedo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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