[KLUG Members] Dell-Oracle-RedHat "Unbreakable Linux" -- bring on Compaq-MSSQL-Windows at TPC-D!

[Bryan J. Smith]

Oracle joins IBM in offering Linux database clusters ...
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/06/05/020605hnoraclecluster.xml

Now I'd like to see that old Compaq-MSSQL-Windows clustered systems v.
Sun-Oracle-Solaris single shared-memory system "benchmark" from a few
years ago where the latter actually beat the former in 8 out of 10 TPC-D
tests, but the former touted they "won" because they got 2 out of 10 at
1/5th the price.  Of course, "clustered systems" are cheaper than "a
shared memory system," but can't do everything!  But now that
Dell-Oracle-RedHat custered systems join the fray, I'm sure it can boast
better scores than Compaq-MSSQL-Windows at everything for an even lower
price.

-- Bryan

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