[geeks] Databases

[David Cantrell]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 01:16:39PM -0400, Mike Dombrowski wrote:

> Actually, I've heard that MS SQL is pretty nice - people have referred 
> to it as MS's best software.

I said that too, up til version 6.5 - cos then it was really just Sybase
at the core.  Version 7 and later, though, are said to be complete
re-writes, and I trust them just as much as any other MS software.

I'll admit, I haven't used it myself after v6.5, but we do have one box
running it at work (don't ask - it's being replaced) and it runs like a
dog.

>                               It can scale much larger than most of the 
> free databases and it quite quick on nice hardware.

And then it gets r00ted and dies horribly because you are compelled to
use such a steaming pile of an operating system with it.  Ho hum.

>                                                     I played around 
> with it for a bit and found it pretty nice also but I didn't do much 
> digging.

Yes, Sybase and Transact-SQL are rather nice IMO.  Certainly better than
the free competition unless you're really pressed for cash.

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