Paul Hill <> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm evaluating a client/server solution for an existing product. > > Does anyone have experience with SQL Express 2005 (aka MSDE) in a > network environment? > > Pros/Cons? I'm guessing performance will be a lot lower than the > full blown version. Don't care about the lack of DTS or replication. > > The software is used in small hotels, the number of users on average > is 1-5. Obviously for larger sites a full blown SQL server would be > needed but for the smaller sites (the majority) it's not commercially > viable. All sites have a file server, some will possibly have a > version of SQL server already if they're running something like Small > Business Server. > > I'm not new to SQL Server, but I've always worked with the 'proper' > version in companies where cost was not an issue!
Sounds like a perfect fit. And you can replicate to "real" servers if needed. Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/496 - Release Date: 10/24/2006 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
