Re: Scalable DB Solution?
- Posted by CK Lester <cklester at yahoo.com> Feb 05, 2001
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I'm running on Win9x, but I'm planning a Linux installation today on my home PC... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Pishlo" <JimPishlo at home.com> To: <EUforum at topica.com> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 11:12 AM Subject: RE: Scalable DB Solution? > Hi there CK. > > Mind if I ask what platform you're running on? > > > > CK Lester wrote: > > I'd love to use EDS, but this database is going to be huge... millions > > of > > records, all cross related in a billion ways... (Slight exaggerations > > used > > only to impress on the significance of the size and complexity of the > > data > > relationships.) > > > > Format doesn't matter as long as the software can handle > > hundreds/thousands/millions of requests each hour/minute/second... > > > > I'm leaning toward investigating DB2, but if Rob or anybody else can > > help me > > understand why EDS would work as well, please speak up! > > > > Thanks, > > ck > > > > > Why not use EDS? > > > You'll ct down on development time, and get more > > > flexible data store and handling. > > > > > > If all you need is a CGI prog, this can be done in Eu. > > > > > > I'd use EDS over some other crap in an instant. > > > > > > If the file format of the database don't matter, then > > > EDS is a sure bet. > > > > > > Mike The Spike > > > > > > > > > > Sr. Programmer, Consultant, MCP > www.SweetSystems.com > Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com