[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > <http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/01/16/73777_03OPeditor_1.html> > > from the article: > “.Net gives SQL Server a huge piece of new functionality,” McCown says. > “Oracle has Java, which extends its functionality by providing direct > access to system and network resources.” .Net performs the same function > for SQL Server, effectively closing that loop on Oracle. “The open source > guys can’t even begin to touch that,” he adds. > > >
Below is the rest of the story: #----------------------------- Yep, we’re back to open source again. But is McCown being fair? For a second opinion, I checked in with /InfoWorld/ Senior Editor Neil McAllister, author of the online Open Enterprise <http://www.infoworld.com/2574> column. “Core database functionality is no big deal; PostgreSQL gives you an enterprise-class, standards-compliant database engine for free,” McAllister says. “But commercial vendors provide value-added features -- replication, clustering, management tools, advanced SQL features, and that sort of thing,” which some large businesses can’t live without. For everyone else, these features are merely “frosting.” #--------------------------------- And stored procedures can be written in your OS language of choice like C, C++, java, perl, python, php, ruby, etc. Who need commercail databases? Regards, LelandJ > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
