[dba-SQLServer] SQL Server versus Oracle

Thanks Gary, Fred and John!  Fortunately for me, I was rescued by a very
knowledgeable sounding Security-type who has a foot firmly in both
worlds and was able to bring sense to the meeting.  The reporting folks
do win, in that they get their data into Oracle, but the project and I
win, too, in that it seems clear that 1) An Oracle guru is not necessary
to organize a push of data from SQL Server and 2) We don't need to
purchase a new server just for the relatively small amount of data we
are talking about here.  So everyone is happy, especially me, as I am no
longer being asked to act the roles of all the geeks Gary mentioned.

BTW, at least some of the reporting folks are using Access as a front
end on their other Oracle tables. :)  Their big beef was that pulling
from two sources would make Access run slower......


Liz 



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Kjos
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 3:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Server versus Oracle

I work for a company that has both Oracle and SQL Server databases.
Both can handle large databases. Most reporting things can work with
either. Oracle generally runs in a UNIX environment although I think
there are also Windows versions available too. SQL Server needs Windows
based servers to run I think. Having both requires 2 sets of database
administrators and if you have Oracle On UNIX and SQL Server on Windows
server, then you need system administrator type people that can deal
with both of those worlds. If you need to you need to but if you don't
then you are going to be having two sets of geeks where you could get
away with one.  Or have a backup set for the one platform you could be
using. People that work with one or the other usually think that the one
they use is superior to the other and that the othe is junk. That is how
it is here. Our SQL Server DBA thinks everything else is bad and the
Oracle DBA's think that SQL Server is terrible.

GK

On 5/31/07, Elizabeth.J.Doering at wellsfargo.com
<Elizabeth.J.Doering at wellsfargo.com> wrote:
>
> Come to find out, I am speaking in 30 minutes about the virtues of SQL

> Server 2005 versus those of Oracle.  Given that my knowledge of Oracle

> could still dance comfortably on the head of a pin, I am frantically 
> googling up details for my 'speech', and I would love to have your 
> opinions
>
> I can easily say that we have already SQL Server and that Oracle is 
> going to cost us $$$$$ that we hadn't budgeted for.  The thing I am 
> most up against is a contention that 650 users are going to generate 
> more data in a year or two than SQL Server can possibly hold.  I'm of 
> the opinion that with a normalized database in a call center 
> environment, users generating 10 or 12 records per call can go for 
> years without seeing much if any slowdown.  Is this accurate?
>
> Oracle isn't being suggested for the production environment however.
> Oracle is being pushed for the REPORTING side of this system, for the 
> 3 or 4 analysts who will be looking at the long term performance of 
> the folks in the call center.
>
> Is this making sense?  The production staff can live with SQL Server, 
> but 3 or 4 analysts need the big bucks spent on Oracle for running 
> their reports.
>
> Opinions, please?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Liz
>
>
> Liz Doering
> elizabeth.j.doering at wellsfargo.com
> 612.667.2447
>
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