[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Rick > > That's an interesting post, in particular the fact that despite Oracle and > MySQL being free (for your organization), you are moving to SQL server > *because its easier to maintain*.
That's a lot of it, but it's also been faster in almost all of our tests, and it's easier to back up and restore (keeping in mind that none of us are DBAs nor do any of us want to be DBAs). Doing security updates in Oracle is a pain. Doing backups and restores in Oracle is a pain. The learning curve on Oracle is just way too high - I'd rather be coding. MySQL backups are pretty easy, as are MySQL restores. Security updates are also pretty easy. At least for me, because I'm kind of a command line guy anyway. But for the others in my department, it probably wouldn't be. My boss always says "What if you get hit by a bus". And MySQL simply didn't perform as well as SQL Server or Oracle. - Rick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:195376 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
