[lug] OT: Enterprise DB Migration

[Ferdinand Schmid]

At some point MS-SQL Server on Win2k was considered to be the fastest db
for pc based servers.  This was, of course, based on MS benchmarks. 
Since then IBM got DB2 tuned and I have only seen MS attempts to beat
DB2.  IBM is pretty Linux friendly and also supports Linux.  All high
end DB vendors except MS have ported their DB to Linux.  I believe there
must be a reason for all these ports since converting a database system
to a different OS is all but trivial.  Linux offers you most of the
features of a commercial UNIX system for security, backup, ...  Win2k is
still limping behind - they just came up with a way to run a telnet
server on Win2k.  
So I can only strongly encourage your team to look at a UNIX solution. 
Not to mention the 2..5 security patches that MS Exchange and Sql Server
required per week during the past 3 weeks!

Ferdinand

Kyle Moore wrote:
> 
> Hopefully some of my friends here at BLUG can be of assistance with some
> info. I'm looking for anyone who has migrated or attempted to migrate
> their business to Oracle and would be willing to give me a few minutes
> of their time.
> 
> Our business currently runs a legacy database (UniVerse) on HP-UX with a
> TUI application for internal users and a Visual Basic application served
> over Citrix for our clients. We will deploy a web-based application
> common to both our internal users and clients. We have formed a team to
> evaluate "the big three" (Oracle, DB2, MS SQL) and migrate our
> architecture to whichever one we pick. I have volunteered to research
> Oracle so am looking for people that have done this before to interview.
> 
> I strongly feel that UNIX is the way to go for this application (highly
> available and high performance) but it seems like sort of an uphill
> battle against how cheap MS SQL is and the propaganda that the MS folks
> give when here. They say that 2000 is the most fastest, most stable,
> best smelling OS ever and SQL is a DB to match.
> 
> I appreciate any comments or information offered.
> 
> Thanks
> --
> Kyle Moore
> UNIX SysAdmin
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