Re: For The Gamers

On 2024-12-23, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 06:30:19 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
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Second, do you really think important databases run on MicroSlop?
Windows might be the front-end, but I'm willing to bet that most
corporations run SQL under Linux servers for their important records.
You've heard of Oracle,
right? (Not endorsing them, but they're the world's largest database
company, I believe. They have their own "flavor" of Red Hat.)

>
PosgresSQL is making inroads. Oracle licenses are not cheap and support is
an extra cost option; Postgres is free. Most of our clients use SQL
Server. Not as robust as Oracle or expensive although it's not cheap. The
only RFP that required Oracle was from the DOI. Nothing is too good when
you're spending the taxpayers' money.

I'm not a fan of Oracle's boss, so any substitute for it sounds great to me.

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