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Re: Informix/Oracle

Posted By: Jack Parker
Date: Friday, 5 September 2014, at 10:11 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Informix/Oracle (Fernando Nunes)

I will add one plus for Oracle, there are more people who know it. Poor =
benighted souls.

j.

On Sep 5, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Fernando Nunes <domusonline@gmail.com> =
wrote:

> I just received an email from a partner in Europe. He asked me to post =
it.=20
> Here it is:=20
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> Hi Fernando ,=20
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> Very nice posts!=20
> I tried to post the below... but my email is not registered anymore.=20=

> Can you post this on my behalf?=20
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> "Sure very nice sales talk. :-)=20
> Although I truly prefer Informix for many reasons. This is my unbiased=20=

> opinion.=20
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> I support both Informix and Oracle.=20
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> The main advantages of Oracle over Informix are the comprehensive set=20=

> around it like enterprise console etc.=20
> Flash back database and point in time restores are also a big plus =
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> over Informix.=20
> RMAN (Informix started with psm)=20
> Instance level and database level privileges/ role.=20
> However,=20
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> High availability I think Informix excels over Oracle . Especially if =
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> have to use RAC vs Informix cluster.=20
> Informix is a much smaller platform than Oracle. Oracle installations =
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> big and heavy as all in compiled around big packages.=20
> Much simpler to support. (only one set of configuration) than=20
> pfile/database etc.=20
> Less resources needed.=20
> Less maintance needed.=20
> Oracle license more expensive.=20
> Benchmarking I believe Informix wins. (although I never saw any =
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> benchmarks).=20
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> In general Oracle have a much better marketing more oranisged portals.=20=

> And very organised support bullets / documentation using OPN which IBM =
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> Just one comment: I think that by "point in time restores" he means at =
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> dbspace level.=20
> I've been visiting these partners/customer for the last two years and =
this=20
> is a recursive request. I explained why we don't do it: A database can =
have=20
> objects in any dbspace so we would risk logical corruption if we =
allowed=20
> that. Having said that, I think on this year's visit I'll have to =
describe=20
> a little bit a new feature called multi-tenancy... and what I think we =
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> be able to do in the future with it :)=20
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> Regards and thanks for the opinion.=20
> For the list, I will insist with him to make sure his user is =
reactivated=20
> (or the problem is solved).=20
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> Regards.=20
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> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Fernando Nunes =
<domusonline@gmail.com>=20
> wrote:=20
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>> I suppose that by 3rd party it's assumed the Golden Gate product =
which has=20
>> been bought by Oracle (mainly due to the fact that their native table =
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>> replication never won against this product). DG and RAC are extra =
cost on=20
>> top of the "enterprise" product, but that discussion always comes =
down to=20
>> $$$ and discounts so it's a never ending story.=20
>> But yes, once you buy Informix Enterprise Edition you can use all the=20=

>> features apart Warehouse accelerator and storage optimization=20
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>> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:23 PM, BENJAMIN THOMPSON <=20
>> benjamin.thompson@bskyb.com> wrote:=20
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>>> Art, I hate to stick up for the other side, but I do like to stick =
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>>> technical facts. Are you aware of DataGuard? It's not a third party=20=

>>> feature,=20
>>> doesn't require any specialist hardware, supports multiple targets =
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>>> delayed=20
>>> apply. Infiniband is not required for RAC either, although it is=20
>>> recommended.=20
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