Re: So our software providor got gobbled up

On Oct 2, 11:28 am, Timberwoof <timberwoof.s...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
In article <bob-898247.09594002102...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Bob Campbell <b...@xxxxxxx> wrote:



In article <1191332459.923849.163...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
jerryeveretts <ifree...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

We used a package that ran on IBM i5 system. This company got bought
out by a larger company and within a year, I will have to do a
software conversion. The new program's client will run on Windows (no
suprise there). But they tell me the back end is independent, they
have done deployments on Oracle and SQL.

Immediatly I begin to thing of running Oracle on an Xserve...

I do a goodle search and come up with this page..

http://www.apple.com/server/resources/oracle/

did Apple forget about this page or something? it is WAY behind the
times. I think I am stuck in a timewarp.

It merely points out what everyone in IT already knows. Apple is not
serious about/focused on business computing needs. They are totally
focused on consumer products.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with that. They are doing just
fine, thank you. But you need to *seriously* consider whether you
should plan long term business strategies around such a company. You
may want to look elsewhere for your Oracle server.

Bob Campbell

I think that a small business that doesn't want to spend a lot of time
or money on a high-zoot server can be well-served by Xserve. However, as
the business grows, it might become worthwhile to migrate to Oracle. But
I would not run any business services on Windows.

--
Timberwoof <me at timberwoof dot com>http://www.timberwoof.com
"When you post sewage, don't blame others for
emptying chamber pots in your direction." ?Chris L.

Thats kinda how I am feeling, we have a half dozen Windows servers in
house, and they do ok, but I don't exactly trust them. The older ones
running AS2000 seem to be quite stable, while our newest one seems to
be having a SQL problem where SQL uses up all available resources, but
doesn't let them go when another app needs them and then the server
starts choking. It doesn't need a reboot, but I do stop and start SQL
and that tends to straighten things out.

Our mission critical server has been the IBM i5, and needless to say,
it is completely a lights out, 24/7, no worries box. I am hoping IBM
has made similar strides in the P dept. However, other than some IBM
training I had years ago when it was called RS6000, I have no
experience with AIX.

.

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