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Posted by Tony Rogerson on 04/17/06 10:54
> Given that you live in a Windows only world your defense of the one
> and only operating system SQL Server runs on seems a bit disingenuous.
That 'rant' has nothing to do with the fact you chose the desktop version of
windows aka Windows XP to do your benchmark (as you have stated), my point
all along has been your benchmark is floored and obviously your knowledge
and understanding of the windows platform - I would hope that if you have
any clients outside of the classroom you don't suggest they run their
production databases on Windows XP, unless the database is required for a
single user / application, for instance a on the road salesman who stores
info locally and replicates back into the central database - which would
run, not on XP but Server editions!
> I routinely work with
> Windows, several flavors of Linux, Solaris, HP/UX, and AIX. It matters
> to an Oracle architect which o/s is used
Perhaps thats what your problem is - knowledge of many, expert in none.
> have a choice of Windows or Windows. Congratulations on being able to
> make that choice. Which vendor ... oh lets use Microsoft. What should
> we benchmark it against? Microsoft again. And the winner is ... drum
> roll please ... Microsoft Windows.
So long as it does what it says on the tin and is able to give my client a
business solution then it works for me (and my client).
--
Tony Rogerson
SQL Server MVP
http://sqlserverfaq.com - free video tutorials
"DA Morgan" <damorgan@psoug.org> wrote in message
news:1145225400.866564@yasure.drizzle.com...
> Tony Rogerson wrote:
>
>> If there was any technical merit in your argument you would point at an
>> article that explained the differences between XP Pro and the windows
>> server family.
>
> Given that you live in a Windows only world your defense of the one
> and only operating system SQL Server runs on seems a bit disingenuous.
> Oracle runs on 19 separate operating systems and I routinely work with
> Windows, several flavors of Linux, Solaris, HP/UX, and AIX. It matters
> to an Oracle architect which o/s is used ... you, on the other hand,
> have a choice of Windows or Windows. Congratulations on being able to
> make that choice. Which vendor ... oh lets use Microsoft. What should
> we benchmark it against? Microsoft again. And the winner is ... drum
> roll please ... Microsoft Windows.
>
>> The TPC benchmark seems to have fallen on deaf ears
>
> The ears aren't deaf? Every once in awhile we need a good laugh.
>
> Disclaimer: I am sending this email from a Windows machine and have ton
> of Microsoft products here at the U. Heck I used to teach in Mary Gates
> Hall and now teach in the Paul Allen Computing Center. But give the
> hyperbole a break every once in awhile. There are other competent
> companies.
> --
> Daniel A. Morgan
> http://www.psoug.org
> damorgan@x.washington.edu
> (replace x with u to respond)
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