>Scalability. > >Performance. Well, I'd say there are a lot of nix based apps that require this and get it out of my or pg:)
>Operating systems. Yes, if your an MS shop without any nix experience, you have no choice... Do what you know... >I wrote an application for a customer that had to support three database >platforms (Access [arguably not a real database, but still...], MySQL, and >MS-SQL). It was a nightmare >getting it all right. Right, but that doesn’t address the inquiry as to why it wasn’t written for *one* to start:) If you write it for MS, it’s the same amount of work if you start out and write it for My or pg. >IMO, MS-SQL, Oracle, and DB2 are the "enterprise DB platforms" providing full >support for clustering, mirroring, geographic dispersion, business >intelligence, business >analytics, reporting, etc. MySQL and PostgresSQL >aren't bad - but they aren't (again, IMO) full blown business analytic >platforms. C'mon Michael, seriously? That’s a bit fan-boyish?:) With the utmost GREATEST respect to you, I humbly disagree... There are some people that think opensource ware is simply a toy, while sometimes the model promotes very good code and very extensive features sets. My and PG have some pretty impressive HA models to work with. My $0.02 Canadian worth of opinion:) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
