"Oracle is clinging to the..."
| Oracle is clinging to the top spot in the multibillion-dollar database software market, despite mounting pressure from IBM and Microsoft, according to preliminary 2002 market share numbers released Monday. | |
| - M. LaMonica, cnet.com, March 2003 |
| A history of DBMS architectures: | ||
| Mainframe DBMSs | ||
| Personal DBMSs | ||
| Client/Server DBMSs | ||
| Access is designed as a personal DBMS: | ||
| It has a useful interface but a limited engine. | ||
| It doesn’t support enterprise applications. | ||
| MS SQL Server is designed for client/server applications. | |
Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE)
| MSDE is SQL Server compatible. | |
| It is distributed with MS applications. | |
Comparing Oracle and SQL Server
| SQL Server | ||
| Cheaper | ||
| Easier to install | ||
| Faster on Microsoft platforms | ||
| Oracle 9i | ||
| Multi-platform support | ||
| More powerful 3rd generation language | ||
| More performance tuning | ||