Re: My Company DB Wars
My old Micro-Economics professor must be chortling in his grave... The bosses told me a few minutes ago to quit pusing MySQL for an internal project and to move my proof-of-concept tables from MySQL running on a Linux desktop with 512mb of ram and the bloody DB on an external USB to a DB2 database running on a Win2K server with 1GB ram and a 120 GB raid system. The reason? TPTB simply can't believe that a licensed MySQL system at $450 for the base license, no connected user fees and $2,500 per year for advanced support (we need InnoDB, FK constraints and transaction safe tables) can possibly be as good as DB2 at a minimum of 5 times the software cost. Oh dear the classic case of , if its more expensive it must be good right ? Afterall, DB2 has triggers and stored procedures something i am waiting for (although nobody -- including the contractors actually doing the coding -- can point to a single stored procedure or trigger that is essential to the project). The contractors ARE making fairly extensive use of views but I've already figured out three ways around them. and would you like to share how to get around this ?? Go figger. I will continue to use MySQL for testbedding. Also, since I'm the gate-keeper for the contractor's code, I'm going to keep their stuff as generic as possible. BTW, one question, does MySQL run on the AS400? Randy keep up the struggle man. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: My Company DB Wars
Tell them Yahoo, Google and others use mysql in the order of power 50 servers. 50-1000 servers actually. So, with all the great talent @ Yahoo / Google as well as these 2 companies being profitable maybe some things in life are really 2 good to be true. Usually no brain-er debates are the best way to win with managers. - Dathan Vance Pattishall - Sr. Programmer and mySQL DBA for FriendFinder Inc. - http://friendfinder.com/go/p40688 ---Original Message- --From: Randy Chrismon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:51 AM --To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --Subject: My Company DB Wars -- -- --My old Micro-Economics professor must be chortling in his grave... -- --The bosses told me a few minutes ago to quit pusing MySQL for an --internal project and to move my proof-of-concept tables from MySQL --running on a Linux desktop with 512mb of ram and the bloody DB on an --external USB to a DB2 database running on a Win2K server with 1GB ram --and a 120 GB raid system. The reason? TPTB simply can't believe that --a --licensed MySQL system at $450 for the base license, no connected user --fees and $2,500 per year for advanced support (we need InnoDB, FK --constraints and transaction safe tables) can possibly be as good as --DB2 at a minimum of 5 times the software cost. Afterall, DB2 has --triggers and stored procedures (although nobody -- including the --contractors actually doing the coding -- can point to a single stored --procedure or trigger that is essential to the project). The --contractors ARE making fairly extensive use of views but I've already --figured out three ways around them. -- --Go figger. -- --I will continue to use MySQL for testbedding. Also, since I'm the --gate-keeper for the contractor's code, I'm going to keep their stuff --as generic as possible. -- --BTW, one question, does MySQL run on the AS400? -- --Randy -- --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]
RE: My Company DB Wars
It's because you forgot to put the new cover sheet on your TPS (transaction per second, in this case) report Did you get the memo? Similar thing happened to my college... they doubled their tuition over 5 years because as the president of the univeristy put it, 'good colleges are expensive' I'll send you that memo :D Dan Greene -Original Message- From: Randy Chrismon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 2:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: My Company DB Wars My old Micro-Economics professor must be chortling in his grave... The bosses told me a few minutes ago to quit pusing MySQL for an internal project and to move my proof-of-concept tables from MySQL running on a Linux desktop with 512mb of ram and the bloody DB on an external USB to a DB2 database running on a Win2K server with 1GB ram and a 120 GB raid system. The reason? TPTB simply can't believe that a licensed MySQL system at $450 for the base license, no connected user fees and $2,500 per year for advanced support (we need InnoDB, FK constraints and transaction safe tables) can possibly be as good as DB2 at a minimum of 5 times the software cost. Afterall, DB2 has triggers and stored procedures (although nobody -- including the contractors actually doing the coding -- can point to a single stored procedure or trigger that is essential to the project). The contractors ARE making fairly extensive use of views but I've already figured out three ways around them. Go figger. I will continue to use MySQL for testbedding. Also, since I'm the gate-keeper for the contractor's code, I'm going to keep their stuff as generic as possible. BTW, one question, does MySQL run on the AS400? Randy -- 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]
Re: My Company DB Wars
Hi, You could bring the attention to www.mysql.com - probably German software company SAP would not integrate with MySQL, if there were any kind of problems. Further You could look at the success stories ( http://www.mysql.com/press/user_stories/index.html ), and You will find NASA, Yahoo! Finance among others. best regards Peter - Original Message - From: Randy Chrismon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 8:50 PM Subject: My Company DB Wars My old Micro-Economics professor must be chortling in his grave... The bosses told me a few minutes ago to quit pusing MySQL for an internal project and to move my proof-of-concept tables from MySQL running on a Linux desktop with 512mb of ram and the bloody DB on an external USB to a DB2 database running on a Win2K server with 1GB ram and a 120 GB raid system. The reason? TPTB simply can't believe that a licensed MySQL system at $450 for the base license, no connected user fees and $2,500 per year for advanced support (we need InnoDB, FK constraints and transaction safe tables) can possibly be as good as DB2 at a minimum of 5 times the software cost. Afterall, DB2 has triggers and stored procedures (although nobody -- including the contractors actually doing the coding -- can point to a single stored procedure or trigger that is essential to the project). The contractors ARE making fairly extensive use of views but I've already figured out three ways around them. Go figger. I will continue to use MySQL for testbedding. Also, since I'm the gate-keeper for the contractor's code, I'm going to keep their stuff as generic as possible. BTW, one question, does MySQL run on the AS400? Randy -- 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]
Re: My Company DB Wars
Hi, You could bring the attention to www.mysql.com - probably German software company SAP would not integrate with MySQL, if there were any kind of problems. Sorry a bit off topic, speaking of the germans, it seems that PHP and MYsql is prolific in germany, as a widely used choice. I work soley with php and mysql and have been for a good few years now. I was wondering how hard it would be to find work in germany doing this, and how i could go about it ? Sorry for offtopic. There is still alot of limitations, but 4 is a huge step from 3, still waiting for the 4.1 release. I really wish i could code c, to help with the process ;\ -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
