SQL/odbc

[Brian Densmore]

Oracle
IBM db2
Postgresql
[they are all probably faster and more powerful than MS SQL]

Are all excellent powerful fast comprehensive and stable databases.
Plus Oracle 9i runs on Linux and has good training, easily available
most anywhere and a very large installed base.

So if support and training are big issues go Oracle.
If you want to recommend purely OSS go postgresql. They have sales and
support,
but not as much in the way of training and installed base.

HTH and my $0.02,
Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Miller [mailto:pert at tas-kc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 8:17 AM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: SQL/odbc
> 
> 
> I have used a few databases including MySql, but I am by no 
> means a db guy. 
> We are getting some software that is is requesting MS SQL 
> 2000 or other odbc compliant database. The thing is I don't 
> know comperable alternitaves.
> 
> I asked a few people at computer stores and no one could 
> offer one. I have heard a db's have odbc modules available, 
> but don't know what to ask for or whats comperable.
> 
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