Re: Is Interbase still thriving?


"Esteban Pacheco" <lastboyscout@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Sorry about this but, "Even Oracle is afraid of Yukon" LOL.

Ask Larry Elison. He will support my claim

>When FINALLY they decided to put up something better than a "MS ACCESS with
>steroids" kind
>of database now they said is the best. I tought they said >that when MSSQL 2000 came out.

Wrong. MSSQL 2000 is not MS ACCESS with steroids. I use
Oracle, SQL Server and MS ACCESS everyday to know well
enough

Yukon will redefine RDBMS market. I predicted a couple of
years ago that .NET Framework, Web Services and XML will
change the landscape in application programming. I was
correct. Watch out, Yukon will shake the whole world. Don't
be left behind.

My first foray into RDBMS is via MS ACCESS. I learned about
tables relations, referential integrity, etc. And by the
time I was learning Oracle (PL/SQL and Administration)
it was less painful. I'm quite sure quite a large number
of people got into RDBMS via MS Access. Thanks to Bill Gate.
If it weren't for him, computing will still be left for the
few self acclaimed "sant." Microsoft brought fun into this
profession.

>
>The battle at the top won by MSSQL? gosh, actually, correct >me if i'm mistaken, most of the top 500 companies
>use Oracle or DB2.

Have you been to their shops? They also use MS SQL Server as
well. Watch out, Redmond is coming. I read lately (sorry
I could not produce the source at this time), that MS SQL
Server is gaining ground on DB2 and Oracle.

>The battle in the middel MySQL? middle of what? Open Source >community? Web site providers? gosh.

The popularity of MySQL should speak for itself.

>Don Abimbola, wrong assumptions takes you to wrong >conclussions, and close
>to the entire post is based on the first.

I reserve the right to express my opinion and conclude about
my assumption.

>Peace out.

Peace out.
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>
>"Gbenga Abimbola" <gabimbola@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:4307523a$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> "Nick Hodges [TeamB]" <nickhodges@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>For me, Interbase's great strength is the pathetically minimal
>>>administration it requires.
>>
>> Agreed. I have used it before. Microsoft's SQL Server has
>> minimal administration as well, though not as minimal as
>> Interbase. However, Yukon (SQL Server 2005) is supposed
>> to blend DBA / with Developer. In effect, minimizing
>> administration. Moreover, with more features (reporting
>> tools, OLAP (already in SQL Server 2000), into Yukon, it is
>> a no contest for Interbase. Even Oracle is afraid of Yukon.
>>
>> The battle at the top: Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase,
>> Informix (swallowed by IBM)...
>> Winner: MS SQL Server
>>
>> The battle in the middle: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird,
>> Interbase, JDataStore,
>> IBM Cloudspace
>> Winner: MySQL
>>
>> The battle on Desktop: MS Access, DBASE, Foxpro(?), ... and
>> a whole bunch others in obscurities.
>> Winner: MS Access
>>
>> Overall Winner: Microsoft.
>>
>> ===============================================
>>>Gbenga Abimbola wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> With the release of "Yukon," SQL Server 2005 with all its
>>>> features, and the open source:MySQL, Firebird
>>>> (a clone of Interbase), and PostgreSQL being free, does
>>>> Interbase stand the chance of surviving the onslaught?
>>>
>>>For me, Interbase's great strength is the pathetically minimal
>>>administration it requires.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Nick Hodges -- TeamB
>>>Lemanix Corporation -- http://www.lemanix.com
>>>Read my Blog -- http://www.lemanix.com/nick
>>
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>

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