----- Original Message -----
From: "Yuri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: mailing.database.mysql
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 12:37 AM
Subject: Marketing materials ??
> Hi,
>
> I may get in position to protect
> my choice of MySQL being confronted
> by completely non-technical
> management. Management is likely
> to argue in favor of MSSQL (nice GUI,
> many people who "know" it, they are
> used to it, you can do any project
> on any DB, blah blah blah). All this
> crap.
>
> Anyone has web references to different
> DB servers comparison (performance/feature-rich
> /other...)? Marketing materials/diagrams/tables
> that would be able to convince non-tech
> guys that MySQL is superior to MSSQL?
> Selling points (like ease of administration,
> high performance, robustness of SQL language,
> cross platform-nnes) ?
MySQL runs on Unix and Windows, MS SQL Server only on Windows.
These are the best references so far:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,293,00.asp
http://www.eweek.com/slideshow/0,3018,sid=0&s=1590&a=23120,00.asp
> Any other considerations.
>
> I mean I know by heart that MySQL is better
> but management has totally different mindset.
>
> So any such "convincing" information will
> be GREATLY appreciated ))
>
> Yuri.
Best regards,
Heikki
sql query
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