Powerhouse & database choices.

[Steve Franklin]

We are converting Powerhouse code that used CISAM in a UNIX environment.  We
are going to NT (Windows 2000) and Sybase Adaptive Server.  Since we are
converting using Axiant, there seems to fewer problems with Sybase than any
of the other database choices.  Also, Sybase will run on both Unix and NT
whereas with SQL 7 you are forced to use NT.



-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Garner [mailto:russell_garner@aapl.com.au]
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 10:38 PM
To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
Subject: Powerhouse & database choices.



Dear all,

My company is endeavouring to port our current Powerhouse software onto
another
platform away from non supported Data General and Interbase products,
and I am
just after opinions on what people think are our replacement options.

We originally went down the NT/SQL7 path but ran into data throughput
issues
as an ODBC connection to the database isn't feasible for us.

With this, and for many other reasons, we've decided to stay with a Unix
solution.
HP/UX is at the top of the list for now, but I'd like to get some
feedback from
others out there as to what they have and their impressions of it.

Since Interbase is no longer supported, what databases are
recommended/viable for
use on a Unix box (HP or other) We currently only have twenty or so
users on the
system and the database size (currently Interbase) is only about 4Gig.
We don't
want to go the Oracle way as we don't have the manpower to look after
it.

Any ideas, suggestions, or general comments are warmly welcomed.

Thanks
Russell Garner
Senior Analyst
Australian Arrow







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