kevin, i tend to think the consultant really just read something that microsoft sent him. it doesn't sound like he's qualified to suggest one database or another.
We've been usinf mysql for a year now. We use InnoDB tables, which give us primary key/foreign key constraints and transactions. We've gotten around the lack of stored procedures by putting the necessary logic and checks into the application that inserts/updates the database. We have several tables with > 8 million rows, and growing every day. updating rows on the big tables still shows approximately constant time performance. In general, we are extremely satisfied with the product, and have purchased a license (about $400 -- mainly so we can contribute to the cause). When 4.1 becomes stable, we will upgrade in order to get the sub-select capability. I came from an Oracle/Sybase background. Those products have features that mysql does not have, in particular DBA-specific tables, views, and triggers, but you may not need these features. happy to give you more information if you need it. jeff KEVIN ZEMBOWER wrote: > > Nestor, thanks for your question. > > The platform will actually be dictated by the SQL engine, not the > other way around, which is more typically the case. If we go with > MS SQL Server, we'll build a separate host, NT I would guess, to > host it. I'm only responsible for Unix and Linux boxes here, so it'll be the > responsibility of another group. If we go with MySQL or PostgreSQL > (the only databases I have any familiarity with), I'll probably be > responsible for setting up and configuring a new Linux (Debian) host, > and maintaining it. The in-house database administer would be the > administrator, and I would just offer any help that I could, which might > not be much. > > Thanks, again, for writing. > > -Kevin > > >>> Nestor Florez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/07/03 01:18PM >>> > I have not work with it but postgres is supposed to work great in > /BSD/Linux/Unix/solaris environment > Which platform are you using? > > :-) > > Nestor A. Florez > > >>> "Martijn Tonies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/7/2003 10:08:53 AM >>> > Hi Kevin, > > > Martijn, thank you very much for your analysis. > >I hope others will continue to join in. > > So do I :-) > > > With regard to your point quoted below, are you referring to > PostgreSQL, > and would that be a > > stronger competitor to MS SQL Server 2000 than either the current > version > of MySQL or > > MySQL 5? > > I have no experience with PostgreSQL - although, from what I've heard > and > read, > it's quite capable - but not easy to get going on Windows. > > One other open source RDBMS would be Firebird - see www.firebirdsql.org > > Especially the newer release (1.5). Don't get fooled by that version > number - > it's a fork of the Borland InterBase code, which has been around for > about > 20 > years now. > > I'm looking forward to MySQL5 to see what's new and how it's > implemented. > > As for what engine would be the best for you - it all depends on what > you're > going to do. For example, I frequently use triggers and check > constraints in > my database applications, with MySQL, I can't do this. > > With regards, > > Martijn Tonies > Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird & MS SQL > Server. > Upscene Productions > http://www.upscene.com > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jeff Mathis, Ph.D. 505-955-1434 The Prediction Company [EMAIL PROTECTED] 525 Camino de los Marquez, Ste 6 http://www.predict.com Santa Fe, NM 87505 -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
