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Tamino: Very bad db software, doesn't come close to promises

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:04:08 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mcc99 - I had the misfortune to work with this thing for a project a few months back and it is simply awful. Think of its FLWR query language as a tricycle with SQL is a jet airplane. It may one day be usable but really, the thing looks and acts like it was a...

Oracle8i Release 3: Oracle is the way to go but plan in advance

Fri, 13 May 2005 09:39:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author urbanweasel - I have used a variety of databases and have found Oracle to be very versatile and performs well on either unix or windows The graphics installer is nice but you have to setup resources x11 on unix to get it to install. The thing I liked about Oracle...

MySQL: MySQL - This is not a mature or reliable RDBMS

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:13:26 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jordinfixes - I've been reading lot's about open source databases as of late. There's a reason for this and that is one of my client's moved from Microsoft SQL Server 2000 to MySQl 4.1.7. Now let me be clear about the key issue here: my client didn't chose MySQL...

Ingres II: A First Class SQL Database

Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:32:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ludwigr - We looked at various database offerings for Linux and we settled on Advantage Ingres. It is a easy to set up and needs very little management...

Ingres II: Probably the most cost effective RDBMS there is

Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:25:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author britishblue - Forget oracle. Sure it's popular and nobody ever got fired for buying it, but COME ON?! oracle's a bloated pig, it takes ages to set up and its a pain in the a-- to manage. It ain't cheap either! Ingres is by far the best industrial strength RDBMS to...

MySQL: One of the easiest RDBMS to work with!!

Sun, 30 Mar 2003 13:25:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author beerbrain - MySQL was the first database system that I worked with and despite it's shortcomings, I have to admit that it works like a charm. It's definitely one of the most prevalent RDBMS on the internet.

MySQL is available for most of the popular...

Tamino: Knowing XML & Xpath = knowing Tamino

Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:35:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jelgren - After having tried to get xml structures fit into RDBMS for a while I was persuaded to test Tamino. Imagine to work with xml and the standards from W3C surrounding xml like Xpath and Schema, and actually being able to build a system based on a real...

Two Years Later, PostgreSQL Still Rocks - Updated May 2004

Thu, 24 Jan 2002 13:19:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Collectonian - In September 2001 the Texas Cooperative Extension's EIT department undertook a massive new project to develop an e-Commerce system for the distribution of publications printed by Agricultural Communications. I was hired to build the database and...

Should you go with PostgreSQL? Depends...

Tue, 11 Dec 2001 05:22:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author platypus55 - The Teaser

I hope anybody reading this doesn't need to be told that PostgreSQL is an open-source database management system (DBMS) whose primary competition is MySQL. But just in case you do, a DBMS is a system for automating the...

MySQL: I use it for everything

Sat, 24 Nov 2001 13:07:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author coyoteoldone - I don't know what to say. I use MySQL wherever possible! It has proved consistently fast, efficient, and easy to use. There are program hooks/API's for PHP and pretty much everything else I use.

I have NEVER had any data loss or corruption,...

Oracle8i Release 3: Packs a lot of punch if you can digest the cost

Tue, 28 Aug 2001 02:33:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author krishnacv - Introduction to Oracle 8i

Oracle 8i has gone and done it again - take a great software and make it better. Oracle has always tried to stay ahead of the other relational databases by proprietary extensions. In Oracle 8i too, Oracle has...

Excellent Choice for Web-Based Databases

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:46:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pupq - My experience with PostgreSQL goes back over an 24-month period, in which I've supervised many installations, and the development of several web/database projects of different sizes. I can, without reservation, say that for web/database projects, I think...

PostgreSQL, the free database that at least as good as one you'd pay for.

Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:15:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mlwmohawk - PostgreSQL is truly an amazing database. It is almost completely compliant with SQL92, has real transactions, triggers, embedded SQL preprocessor, and many more features.

PostgreSQL is a real, professional, honest to goodness database. Almost...

PostgreSQL: if you demand a REAL DBMS

Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:42:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author os10000 - PostgreSQL has all the ingredients of a REAL DBMS.

By this, I mean that it features the three qualities

best describing a database management system: ACID

transactions, a query optimiser, and support for very

large datasets...

Oracle8i Release 3: If you're reading this opinion...

Sat, 21 Apr 2001 20:19:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author philo589 - If you're reading this opinion, don't buy Oracle.

These days, there are three primary reasons to buy Oracle: a) You already have a sizable investment in the platform (DBA's, developers, legacy data)

b) You need a cross-platform solution...

SQL Server 2000: A Developer's Perspective

Thu, 19 Apr 2001 15:40:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author optionexplicit - There's a school of thought in business software development that says, "the data is the application." And, while I tend to shy away from absolute statements and the people who make them, particularly in the naturally fractal world of software...

Oracle8i Release 3: The KING of the DBMSes

Mon, 16 Apr 2001 23:45:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author popy - I have to admit it, Oracle is the leader of the DBMSes. The options and the flexibility of this product make it ideal for the enterprise use, for the huge amount of data it can handle, for the fast execution of very complex queries, for the security and...

MySQL: Really Not for enterprise?

Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:00:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Showme_ - Well, I always had a feeling like loosing my faith, when I used something free to put it in the business arena. “I don’t pay for it, so forget the support” I told my self. “I have to do it all myself. That it.” Is really that way?
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Oracle8i Release 3: Pretty Good Linux Database

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:02:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MisterE676 - When dealing with any kind of computer OS or program, there is a necessary evil that I feel should be mentioned... the System Requirements. Here they are for Oracle 8i by MacMillan:

1) 800MB hard disk space

2) Linux...

SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition: SQL Server 7 performance and price

Wed, 6 Dec 2000 09:14:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mgladden - In the last two years we've built a business that depends heavily on the functionality and feature-set of the database. Our business depends on the ability to deliver rich, valuable content over the web. We needed easy administration, good or excellent...

SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition: Solid Performer

Sat, 25 Nov 2000 01:40:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jschlack - I am a software developer for a telecommunications company. When faced with selecting a database for our product, I reviewed several offerings, including Oracle 8i and MS SQL Server 7. In fact, these were the two finalists.

Since...

SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition: MS-SQL 7.0 A Novice View

Thu, 23 Nov 2000 23:25:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author machinechild - Being an IT Professional, Database Software is part of my everyday activities. Along with using the software myself, training department heads to use the software as well is an important role. Managing MS-SQL databases can be very easy or it can be...

I WANTED to use Sybase...

Fri, 27 Oct 2000 23:50:58 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dtobias - ...I really did. I was beginning work for a new employer on a complicated Web project that involved extensive use of Perl scripts with a back-end database. In projects I had done for my previous employer, I had used Sybase (in its version for Solaris,...

MySQL: MySQL opensource DBMS: I'll take it!

Sun, 22 Oct 2000 20:35:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platypus55 - This is a complete update of this original review. Here is the original review below, with bracketed sentences indicating the update. --------------- When deciding which DBMS to go with, there are a lot of considerations besides just how powerful...

SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition: SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise

Thu, 19 Oct 2000 06:38:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiku02 - Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 is a Structured Query Language (SQL) based, client/server relational database. It has quite a lot improvements over the previous versions. Some of them are:

Reduced Administrative Overhead and Cost of Ownership
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