--- Charles Finley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>> Connie Selitto wrote:
>>
>> "Largest IMAGE DB has 2 sets with 1.75 million and 1.25 million
>> records each - what kind of access time could I expect, in SQL or
>> Oracle, on a search for imbedded values?"
> 
> This is a time and money question.

but that's really the whole answer to why pick any database.

i think for many mpe shops, the move to eloquence makes a lot of sense.
 it mimimizes risk by letting the programming staff focus on actually
getting the migration accomplished.  eloquence gives wee bit of
familiarity in a strange land.

eloquence can be the database of destination or a stepping stone.  that
is, use it to get the migration done with the plan to move to ______
once stable on the new platform.  (this of course takes some serious
commitment from all involved to complete this phase.)

each shop is different.  each migration is different.  but when so much
is depending on the programming staff to complete the migration --
maybe eloquence should be considered for non-technical reasons.      -
d



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