| 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 |
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Note 160.0 Oracle queries 1 reply
ADOMV1::MANDERSON "the wind don't blow..... it sux" 41 lines 22-JUL-1988 02:43
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Hi,
We have a defence (Navy) customer who is constrained to running Oracle
applications. They are currently using an 8530 (dual HSC70 and 8xRA82),
and there is going to be an order placed for another box soon (few months
out). Our problem is that the customer has a perception that VAXen don't
deliver the MIP's required. (One reason is that the development team are
accessing the VAX via TCP/IP and the response time is ssllooww - this is
being taken as the poor VAX performance which in this instance is not true).
Competitive vendors have indicated that Oracle 'is *better* on their box
and since we offer 100 mips we must be a better vendor'.... (from
Pyramid) - or something like that. Presently the customer is very happy with
us (in fact we are in there system managing a competitors *nix box as
well as supplying VMS skills).
So if anybody out there *does* have some Oracle expertise/knowledge - we
have a few queries:
1. Does an Oracle application *really* require lots of MIP's
(ie substantially more than we would expect for a similar
Rdb style one).
2. Are there any other (preferably US Defence/Navy) customers
using VAXen with Oracle on large databases - say greater
than an RA82 (for now - and they are talking about 400Gb
being the final DB size).
3. For an Oracle database growing into the Gb size what
VAX configurations are customers using.
Have entered this request into PSS, SALES_SUPPORT and SOFTWARE_SERVICES
notes files.
Please send VAXmail replies to {ADO75A | ADOMV1}::manderson (or reply here).
Regards
Kevin Manderson
PSS Projects Manager
Adelaide, Australia.
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| 166.1 | SNOC01::ANDERSONK | Down Under gets you mud in face | Wed Jul 27 1988 15:48 | 7 | |
already here huh?
Here is some gossip from Australia. The local ORACLE office recently
advertised for a database technical consultant, at a salary 50 to
100% over that of the industry (or Digital at least!). Perhaps they
do so well because they pay very well and can pick the super-aggressive
people to push (shove?) ORACLE? We hope it was a misprint....
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| 166.2 | Probably True | CREDIT::BOOTH | Bang the Conundrum Slowly | Wed Jul 27 1988 18:21 | 6 |
Oracle makes a habit of hiring the best and most aggressive sales
people it can find. I would assume that habit persists in technical
arease as well. They will pay what is necessary to get the people
they feel they need.
---- Michael Booth
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| 166.3 | Some reply results | ADOMV1::MANDERSON | the wind don't blow..... it sux | Thu Jul 28 1988 01:44 | 17 |
Well so far the info I have received back from both the various notes
and people sending me info is:
NASA us an 8600 for the space shuttle inventory database - on
an 8600 running oracle
Many customers use Oracle on 8700's
From Customers here, Oracle is not believed to be as resource hungry
as Ultra. Neither being as efficient as Rdb.
Rdb 3.0 should dent Oracles market impression - performance wise.
From the Oracle advertising they are certainly aggressive.
Regards
Kevin Manderson
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