RE: FN-FORUM: Databases (again)

date posted 1st August 2003 15:45

Grant wrote:
> Just asking the same question again - anyone know of a resource that
> gives a quick description of the more commonly used database types
> and their pros and cons?

I've seen several of these, but they've always been either:

sponsored by one of the DB manufacturer and put out there to prove that
theirs is the best,

or:

put out there by an enthusiastic user who wants to claim that their
favourite combination of OS/DB/Scripting language is the best.

I've never seen such a comparison that I didn't think was biased and as such
unreliable. Anyway, I generally find that the DB decision is taken out of
my hands because a client's ISP will only offer one DB/platform combination!

Cheerio,
Ross

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