Don't forget to include the intermediate software to cache connections
since it takes so long to make an oracle connection.
On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Robinson, Mike wrote:
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:03:21 -0400
> From: Robinson, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'Boget, Chris'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Downsides of MySQL?
>
> I suppose there will always be that facet out there
> that think spending $46zillion dollars on Oracle
> is ok because saying 'we use Oracle' is just plain sexy
> and the option includes, you know, a free t-shirt and
> hat.
>
> Im sure there are specific valid reasons for not using
> MySQL. None of them were expressed in the quote-unquote.
> IMHO, the arguments presented were uninformed, misleading,
> and more than likely self-serving.
>
>
> Mike Robinson
> IT / Developer - Toronto Star TV
> Phone: 416.945.8786
> Fax: 416.869.4566
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Boget, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 9:36 AM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: Downsides of MySQL?
> >
> >
> > Good morning.
> > Recently, we presented MySQL as a database option for a website that
> > we might be working on. We've used it as our database in the past and
> > we plan on using it in the future as possible.
> > With that said, I confess I don't have as intimate a
> > knowledge of mySQL
> > to address some of the things in the email that was sent to
> > me. I'd like
> > to hear what some of you have to say/think about this. I know some
> > of the things said below aren't entirely correct, but I'm not
> > 100% sure
> > about some of the others.
> >
> > --Begin Quote--
> >
> > MySQL - as I said at our meeting, we would not be comfortable
> > with this
> > as an enterprise strength solution. MySQL is unsupported freeware and
> > lacks enterprise management functionality. It has a small
> > limited feature
> > set compared to ORACLE, DB/2 and is lacking the functionality
> > to support
> > data replication and has little capability for generating
> > management info.
> > There are question marks around the scalability of the
> > product, I'm not
> > sure of the locking algorithms used (whether row level or
> > record level) -
> > the
> > fact that it is not generally used in multi-user solutions is
> > a good enough
> > indication that this is not accepted database technology for
> > industrial-strength
> > multi-user systems.
> > The fact that it is unsupported freeware would mean that an
> > end user would
> > potentially be "held to ransom" by a DBA with specific
> > knowledge. The mySQL
> > security model is also not sufficiently developed for any system that
> > involves
> > money.
> > I would not be prepared to sign-off any solution containing mySQL.
> >
> > --End Quote--
> >
> > I'd love to get your input.
> >
> > Thank you for your time and your knowledge.
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
Sincerely,
William Mussatto, Senior Systems Engineer
CyberStrategies, Inc
ph. 909-920-9154 ext. 27
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