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Closed 11 years ago.
As i know about Both Sqlserver and Oracle are Database Systems.
1. In case of Sql server, we can work with multiple databases at once.
Is their any other difference between oracle and sql server.
Check out this comparison of databases, there are quite a few differences.
They both store data, but apart from that they are like chalk and cheese - they are massively different in a lot of ways.
Oracle can be used as a small database system, but is more aimed at the enterprise data storage level, whereas SQL Server is more commonly used at the lower end of the data storage market (although they also have a very good enterprise level product).
I suggest you just start with the Wikipedia entries, then if you have more specific questions come back and ask them.
Oracle
SQL Server
P.S. Even though I tendered an answer, I'm voting to close this as the question is way too broad in scope.
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Closed 9 years ago.
I want to start a web project in ASP.Net and still not decided which database to use. I have had experience with MSSQL and Oracle, but I want one that is free to the end user.
My options are: MySQL, Firebird and PostgreSQL.
What do you recommend and why?
Thanks for the support.
I've used MySql, PostgreSql, and MS Sql extensively. I would recommend MySql. It is easy to set up and configure, has all the features you will need, and is used by countless open source projects across the world, including Wordpress, which a ridiculous number of people use to power their websites.
I would use PostgreSql if you need more powerful and fine-grained support. It has been around a long time along with it's ancestors, and at one point powered the largest database in the world, a 2 petabyte database run by Yahoo.
For a simple web app, though, I would recommend MySql. It is used by more people, and is the de facto open source database.
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Closed 10 years ago.
My team has a product that was created using MySQL. All of our other systems use SQL Server 2008, and I want to investigate migrating to SQL Server. The person who headed up the MySQL server effort has left the company, so now we don't have anyone familiar with MySQL. We want to migrate, but I want to be able to present a detailed analysis as to why we want to migrate. Are there any documented case studies on the advantages/disadvanteges of MySQL, and any compelling reasons to migrate to SQL Server? FYI, the app is still in Beta mode, it would be easier to migrate now than 6 months from now.
The two conversations that I don't want to have with my boss are:
1) I want to migrate the app to SQL Server, and the reason is "just because I want to ".
2) We should have migrated 6 months ago, but we didn't and wish we had.
You've already made the two most important points for your case:
"All our other systems use SQL Server 2008"
"Now we don't have anyone familiar with MySQL".
Given those conditions, the case has to be made for retaining MySQL, not moving away from it. If the product isn't dependent on specific MySQL features, move. Simplify your stack, reduce your support overhead.
I say this as somebody with a strong antipathy to MS products. But I'm also a responsible senior software engineer and I know what's right.
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Closed 11 years ago.
I am making a website in asp.net.
So my question is, which database is the best for my site.
ms sql server or mysql.
please explain why i should choose one for another.
no specific needs just want to know the cons and pros of mysql and ms sql
Well,
You're using .NET, so, if You use MS SQL Server You can have more features and facilities to implement things. You can have more tools, optmized environment, etc...
You need to evaluate some things:
- Your host have MS SQL Srvr databases? for same price?
- You can expend more to have it?
In my opinion, for .NET, MS SQL is the first choice...
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Closed 11 years ago.
if you read some MVP's blog for watching out the difference then they always can talk SQL server because why they tell about Mysql whenever they itself not used My SQL server or itself not interested in Mysql. [you are amazed then they write everywhere that when someone talk them for opensource database then they answer MS SQL server express. ha ha [nice joke they make]
if you talk with someone who use MySQL then they difficult to answer because they not used MS SQL so tehy first not give answer or very hard to explain.
so i need to know about what the thing a have and another not. are their anyone can explain the pros and cons of using both type of database.
I would recommend reading
this (point of view SQL) to give you an
idea
2-Here
to view the other side (Mysql)
3- And finally some differences
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Closed 10 years ago.
What does SQL Server Express offer that MySQL do not?
PS: I'm comapring the two free Editions (MySQL and SQL Server Express)
Good article but highly geared towards MySQL
http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/move_from_microsoft_SQL_Server.html
Also a decent article but highly geared towards SQL Server
http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/product-info/competitor-compare.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/compare-mysql.aspx
I am not a MySQL expert, but its capacity, features and performance are very much depending on the table type you select (InnoDB, MyIsam + others). It's like having different products under the same hood.
Your choice might also be impacted by the platform that will run the db: Sql Server will only run on Windows.
There are other free choices, like Oracle Database 10g Express Edition, DB2 and others.