Mainframes Vs. Oracle

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inqusite - 29 Mar 2006 07:32 GMT

Hi,

I am new to this field. I have been working in Mainframes for a while.
I just wanted to know, whether Oracle has the power and capability to
replicate mainframes in future.

Thanks.

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frank.van.bortel@gmail.com - 29 Mar 2006 09:20 GMT

Replicate? Explain yourself, replication is about data distribution,
and has nothing to do with Oracle (or any other rdbms).
Oracle runs on mainframe as well (well, it used to), if that helps

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sybrandb@yahoo.com - 29 Mar 2006 09:23 GMT

Why wouldn't it? Oracle is available for IBM mainframes. Also Oracle is
fully platform neutral and fully scalable provided the platform is
scalable (Bill Gates, are you there?). And also Oracle is the oldest
commercial RDBMS implementation, even prior to DB2. Compared to Oracle,
products like Sqlserver, Mysql and whatever other competitors are still
riding in a pram, and sucking their thumbs.

--
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

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ianal Vista - 29 Mar 2006 15:26 GMT

"inqusite" <indypoli@gmail.com> wrote in news:1143613943.728705.208990
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"Mainframe" is hardware.
Oracle is software?
Your question is nonsensical.

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DA Morgan - 29 Mar 2006 22:11 GMT

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In the future? A better question if one temporarily ignores the fact
that you are comparing hardware with software, is how many years ago
did Oracle achieve the ability to replace mainframe databases?

The answer is more than a decade. At Boeing, more than a decade ago, I
was using Oracle 7.3.4 to replace mainframe database systems.

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Bob Jones - 30 Mar 2006 00:59 GMT

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You really need to get out of the mainframe cave and breathe some new air.

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inqusite - 31 Mar 2006 09:48 GMT

Thanks,

I realised my blunder.

Thanks,
Inquisite.

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