April 28, 2008 at 1:35 am
There seems to be a wide spread growth in the usage of MS SQL Server in every domain, due to its endless features, simplicity to use (as always with microsoft products), integration capabilities with other MS products (which in turn are becoming more and more popular) and a good foresight. MS has come out with laudable features, few of which were suggested by the software engineers and others by the market research analysts.
Chandrachurh Ghosh
DBA – MS SQL Server
Ericsson India Global Services Limited
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
April 29, 2008 at 3:15 am
None of the reasons mentioned for SQL Server's growth in popularity would have had much weight were it not for SQL Server's (IMHO) strongest point, and that's reliability.
People choose Oracle because it's reliable and scalable. People choose MS SQL now for the same reasons. MySQL is gaining many customers for the same reasons again. All these products do exactly what they say on the tin, so are sound business tools. Each has its own emphasis, hence customers deciding on one over another, but also important to remember that each requires slightly different skills, so a customer who's a historically Oracle shop will need a good reason to either run two RDBMSs or switch from Oracle to a competitor.
"Best" isn't an absolute term, then.
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April 29, 2008 at 7:14 am
I would say people choose SQL Server over other databases because it is more widely supported than others. Take DB2 and Oracle for example. Searching for help for either of these engines is difficult at best.
Yesterday's discussion centered around whether or not it was beneficial for companies to spend money on a DBA. In the MS SQL Server world, it can be debated as it was yesterday. In the DB2 and Oracle worlds, you don't stand a chance of being successful without a dedicated DBA at the helm.
My personal experience is with SQL Server and DB2. I had a requirement with a previous employer to make both platforms talk to each other. While there were mountains of information on SQL talking to SQL, I didn't find more than a handful of references for getting this setup. As I understand it, Oracle is much the same way.
Community is critical to success and the SQL Server world has proven to be a better community for support which is why, in my humble opinion, most businesses settle on SQL Server rather than the other possibilities.
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