DUDE!! I got 6 Dells!!!

[ultimatebob]

Windows 2000 Advanced Server isn't a bad OS for that equipment, but that hardware sounds like major overkill for SQL Server. You should upgrade to a REAL database, like Oracle 9i Enterprise or DB2 8.1 Enterprise Edition.

By the way... My SQL is a "toy database", dude! It isn't much better than MS Access

 

[cerebusPu]

this reminds me of these two monitors that just came in at work. two 21inch greyscale LCD's for radiograph viewing.

and the price?....wait for drum roll....$18,000 each !

gawd what a waste of money. i dont understand why they are so ridiculously expensive

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Windows 2000 Advanced Server isn't a bad OS for that equipment, but that hardware sounds like major overkill for SQL Server. You should upgrade to a REAL database, like Oracle 9i Enterprise or DB2 8.1 Enterprise Edition.

By the way... My SQL is a "toy database", dude! It isn't much better than MS Access

Toy? isnt much better than Access? you dont have a fricken clue and borderline idiot. When you start working with real data and not your MP3 collection, come back and maybe then you will be taken seriously enough for people not to laugh at asshat comments like that. Until then if you cant play with the big boys dont get off the porch.

 

[LANMAN]

Just as SQL has all the flaws so does Oracle:

"Oracle: Oracle9i Database Server versions 9.0.x, 9.2.0.1, and 9.2.0.2 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the iSQL*Plus Web database interface. By supplying an overly long USERID parameter, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the server or possibly cause the database server to crash."


I don't care what your running, let it be Linux, Unix, Novell, M$, or Oracle, your database is only going to be as strong as the administrator behind it.

Electrode posted:

I doubt you'd ever consider going back to MS SQL after seeing just what Postgre, mySQL and Oracle running on Linux can do.

EDIT: I have no personal experience with databases. One thing's for sure though, a Linux DB is a helluva lot less expensive, and would perform at least as well as MS's products.

I can understand why you think Linux would be a good choice, however I have yet seen any major company use Linux DB for DB management nor have I seen support for a Linux DB. Microsoft didn't get where they are now buy being stupid and just like everyone else that I hear ranting and raving about how much M$ sucks on their prices,.. fine, don't buy it then. That's cool.


But to say "Mine is better then yours", that sounds kind of childish don't you think?

We all have our "Cup of Tea" and I for 6 Dell's with that much hardware, I don't care what you run on it...that's a nice setup!
Any administrator would love to put <your choice of> OS, or database on a system like that. I know I would!! Drool drool!!

I don't think you would be calling it a waste if that hardware showed up on your front door step!

Send it to me if it does and I'll be glad to install Win2k Ad.Srv on it !! Clustering option?? He|| yes!!

--LANMAN

 

[bleckywelcky]

Originally posted by: MrBond

Originally posted by: Electrode

Originally posted by: CitrixEDIT: I have no personal experience with databases. One thing's for sure though, a Linux DB is a helluva lot less expensive, and would perform at least as well as MS's products.

No offense, but isn't that like me saying that once you've flown a GV (gulfstream 5 business jet) you'll never go back to a Leer Jet again, even though I've had no experience flying either of them?

Our Win2k adv servers are rock solid

No, it's like me saying that once you've been given a GV for free that costs $5/hour to operate, you'll never go back to a Lear jet again that costs you several hundred thousand to aquire and $700/hour to operate. Sure, the Lear will work, but you are paying through the a$$ and most likely will run into the problems with it in the future.

Although there may be respectable people operating Windows on servers and databases, Windows in this market is made for monkeys and more often than not is operated by monkeys there.

I am currently opearting on OpenBSD/MySQL and it is the best thing I have ever used. I have direct control of everything and know exactly how the database and OS operate on the ground level. I can customize anything and everything to my heart's content. I was operating on Windows in the past, but the problems there are worse than they are now.

You can get the job done with Windows, but you can get the job done quicker, cheaper, more effectively, know exactly what is going on and most likely have fun in the process since you are using traditional CS skills in the process with some sort of Linux/BSD/MySQL (or other OSS alternative) combination.

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[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Windows 2000 Advanced Server isn't a bad OS for that equipment, but that hardware sounds like major overkill for SQL Server. You should upgrade to a REAL database, like Oracle 9i Enterprise or DB2 8.1 Enterprise Edition.

By the way... My SQL is a "toy database", dude! It isn't much better than MS Access

Toy? isnt much better than Access? you dont have a fricken clue and borderline idiot . When you start working with real data and not your MP3 collection, come back and maybe then you will be taken seriously enough for people not to laugh at asshat comments like that. Until then if you cant play with the big boys dont get off the porch.

You don't work with commercial enterprise level databases, do you? I do, and that's why I consider My SQL a lightweight. Please do me a favor, and compare the feature lists of Oracle and DB2 to MySQL. Then, we'll decide who doesn't "have a fricken clue" and is a "borderline idiot".

 

[MainFramed]

get ride of the dells and build your own

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Windows 2000 Advanced Server isn't a bad OS for that equipment, but that hardware sounds like major overkill for SQL Server. You should upgrade to a REAL database, like Oracle 9i Enterprise or DB2 8.1 Enterprise Edition.

By the way... My SQL is a "toy database", dude! It isn't much better than MS Access

Toy? isnt much better than Access? you dont have a fricken clue and borderline idiot . When you start working with real data and not your MP3 collection, come back and maybe then you will be taken seriously enough for people not to laugh at asshat comments like that. Until then if you cant play with the big boys dont get off the porch.

You don't work with commercial enterprise level databases, do you? I do, and that's why I consider My SQL a lightweight. Please do me a favor, and compare the feature lists of Oracle and DB2 to MySQL. Then, we'll decide who doesn't "have a fricken clue" and is a "borderline idiot".

Ummm we dont run MySQL. We are running SQL2K Enterprise. MySQL would choke in a nanosecond for the amount of I/O traffic our DB processes.

 

[RGN]

Originally posted by: here4amission
get ride of the dells and build your own

Now that was a stupid comment. :frown: Did you fricken read those specs?


Anyway, on the database debate. MySQL is not really a "lightweight" as in an Access equivlent, but it cannot take the strain that MS SQL, DB2, Oracle can handle. There is a reason why everyone doesn't use it.

We use MS SQL and MySQL at work. The GIS and mission critical stuff goes on the MS box, and the syslogging and other things go to my MySQL box. Both good products that have their place.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: RGN

Originally posted by: here4amission
get ride of the dells and build your own

Now that was a stupid comment. :frown: Did you fricken read those specs?


Anyway, on the database debate. MySQL is not really a "lightweight" as in an Access equivlent, but it cannot take the strain that MS SQL, DB2, Oracle can handle. There is a reason why everyone doesn't use it.

We use MS SQL and MySQL at work. The GIS and mission critical stuff goes on the MS box, and the syslogging and other things go to my MySQL box. Both good products that have their place.

no i didint read the specs lol... lemme fix it

dude keep all those dells and build another comp yourslef

building computers are fun