Best way to implement Cognos

[Kesterson, Roger]

I would second Bill's vote for Alpha/OpenVMS/RMS being the best compromise
between cheap and reliable, if you really need a box at each site.  And if
you don't need Web or Axiant capability, I would stick with the last version
7 release, until they get the PHD back into version 8.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill D Michael [mailto:Bill.Michael@ipaper.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 9:18 AM
> To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> Subject: RE: Best way to implement Cognos
> 
> 
> 
> My $0.02... If a single server is possible, I also would vote for an
> HPe3000 and TurboImage. If you absolutely must have a CPU at 
> each site, I'd
> go with the cheapest Compaq Alphas you can get (OpenVMS) and use RMS
> indexed files instead of a database. When properly coded (accent on
> 'properly') this can be as fast as TurboImage, and _almost_ 
> as reliable.
> I'd have to check current pricing on the two platforms, but 
> last time I was
> involved in that end of things (several years ago) there 
> wasn't a 'small
> enough' (ie; cheap enough) HP MPE box to compete. At the 'big end' of
> things, there are enough advantages to TurboImage that the 
> price becomes
> irrelevant; even if an Alpha was cheaper initially, it 
> wouldn't be in the
> long run.
> 
> All of this assumes there's no political/technical reason 
> that says you'll
> be moving to Oracle for the database in the future... in 
> which case the
> platform becomes almost irrelevant, and the same forces that make the
> decision for Oracle will probably mean you wind up on a Unix 
> box of some
> type anyway. Regardless, if you go with any relational 
> database, you'll
> need bigger hardware everywhere.
> 
> Bill