[techtalk] need database recomendations

[Kelly Lynn Martin]

On Mon, 3 Jan 2000 19:55:52 -0000, "Ian Phillips" <ianp at tibco.com> said:

>Bur if by "real" database you mean a genuine RDBMS then both mSQL and
>mySQL fail the test. One of the reasons that they are so fast is that
>a lot of functionality is missing from them. Have a look though, and
>see what you need.

Given that she said they were currently using flat files, I suspect
that mySQL will be adequate for at least the medium term, and its low
cost makes it more feasible than grabbing for the Oracle brass
ring. :)

Kelly

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