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Conference ulysse::rdb_vms_competition

Title:DEC Rdb against the World
Moderator:HERON::GODFRIND
Created:Fri Jun 12 1987
Last Modified:Thu Feb 23 1995
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1348
Total number of notes:5438

163.0. "replacement for a database machine" by MDVAX1::HILDEBRAND () Wed Jul 20 1988 18:02

    I have a customer who has requested a replacement system for A BRITTON
    LEE IDM/500.  What are we using as competition for this database
    machine?  They have a frontend to it which is an old 11/750 that
    we are upgrading or replacing.  They are using OMNIBASE?SMARTSTAR
    on the Britton Lee.  The RFP request includes a replacement, software
    conversion, data conversion, and application conversion to the new
    machine.  As I am a networking person and this is really out of
    my league, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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163.1You may not need a DB machineKYOA::FARESEIf a database is involved...Wed Aug 03 1988 00:377
    I believe that with RDB/VMS 3.0, our performance is close to what
    the Britton Lee could do.  SMARTSTAR works well with RDB although
    I'm not sure of the conversion effort between OMNIBASE/SMARTSTAR
    and the current version for RDB.  What is the application?  What
    are the stats on transactions and rates?  Maybe the whole thing
    can be replaced with a 6240?  More information is needed, but you
    don't necessarily need a database machine.
163.26240 may be overkillWIBBIN::NOYCEBill Noyce, Parallel Processing A/DWed Aug 03 1988 17:103
    If you're replacing a 750, you might even get away with a MicroVAX
    3600 or VAX 6210.  But you do need to know more about the application,
    database sizes, transaction rates, etc.