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   From: kennedy-downwithspammersfamily@attbi.net   
      
   "Rhino"  wrote in message   
   news:Lxadd.22928$J16.888010@news20.bellglobal.com...   
   >   
   > "DA Morgan"  wrote in message   
   > news:1098155825.612649@yasure...   
   > > Rhino wrote:   
   > >   
   > > >>Secondly, when you post and ask such questions here ... all you are   
   > > >>going to get are people's opinions ... some very biased opinions.   
   > > >   
   > > >   
   > > > That's why I was hoping to hear from people who had used both Oracle   
   and   
   > DB2   
   > > > but weren't employees (or resellers) of either of them. The marketing   
   > > > information by the vendor always tends to be skewed in some way that   
   is   
   > > > favourable to the vendor but not necessarily a fair way.   
   > >   
   > > So what exactly is the value given by people in the DB2 usenet group   
   > > saying "We're best" while the people in the Oracle usenet groups say   
   > > "We're best"?   
   > >   
   > I was actually hoping to hear from people who had used BOTH products so   
   that   
   > they could tell me which they prefered and why.   
   >   
   > Rhino   
   >   
   >   
   I liked Oracle better because the concurrency model is much nicer.  I found   
   that you had to run DB2 in autocommit mode if you used dynamic SQL  because   
   of page locks on the plan table.  Never had to worry about that in Oracle.   
   That doesn't really tell you much.  It would be much better if you actually   
   did some work and said what your business needs.   
   Jim   
      
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