Comparing Database technologies

[stokefan]

Hi all,

OK I don't know if this is a suitable forum really for this but I
wonder if anyone has any good URLs of places where I can compare
different kinds of database techonologies? I.e. Access vs Oracle vs
MySQL etc for all sorts of things like web suitability, speed and cost
etc

Thanks,

stokefan

[Allen Browne]

Choose the tool for the job.

MySQL is a fridge:
Good storage. Good price. Needs something else like PHP to pull stuff from
the fridge and serve it.

Access is a restaruant.
It has a good fridge, but also a great interface for serving up the food to
local patrons. However, the Access interface does not work well beyond a
local-area-network.

Oracle is a warehouse.
You buy it, along with the trucks to get things in and out and the
maintenance people to manage it if you need something that size.

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia.
Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.

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OK I don't know if this is a suitable forum really for this but I
wonder if anyone has any good URLs of places where I can compare
different kinds of database techonologies? I.e. Access vs Oracle vs
MySQL etc for all sorts of things like web suitability, speed and cost
etc

Thanks,

stokefan