[lug] Industrial Strength DB (was: StarOffice)

[metcalf at attglobal.net]

In my case an "industrial strength" database has to be able to index ten
fields, handle at least 100,000 records (I'm not there yet but it may well
exceed that before I'm done) {even if I have to buy a huge hard drive} plus
link notefields while maintaining data integrity and no changing a field
because it thinks something else should be there.  If the original data is
non-linear I don't want the program to change data on the assumption that
the original data IS linear.  It would also be nice if it can index and
search fairly rapidly (no sitting around waiting for a datum to appear on
the screen).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Precision Solutions, Inc." <kevin at precisonline.com>
To: <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 5:37 PM
Subject: [lug] Industrial Strength DB (was: StarOffice)


> In reading the comments re: SO 5.2, a couple of y'all mentioned "if
> their new database is industrial strength"...  As someone with a
> significant vested interest in databases, and Linux databases in
> particular, I was hoping some of you might add a few qualifiers to
> define your vision of "industrial strength".
>
> <background>
> My company has developed a database technology that stores not only
> columns and rows of text and numbers, but multidimensional
> structures, multimedia data (i.e. audio, video, graphics, etc.) and
> comingled international and domestic text.  While we're way ahead of
> the game as far as uniqueness goes, it would be beneficial to hear
> from any of you regarding the standard kinds of features you look for
> in an "industrial strength" storage product.
> </background>
>
> --Kevin
> kevin at precisonline.com
> http://www.precisonline.com
> http://www.precisonline.com/gold.htm
>
>
>
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