| Subject | Re: Firebird and the "zero administration" claim.. |
|---|---|
| Author | paulruizendaal |
| Post date | 2005-07-01T07:34:38Z |
--- In Firebird-general@yahoogroups.com, "cowmix3" <mmarch@g...> wrote:
datasets. What size of system do you have?
- *ALL* well-known database systems need indexes to work well.
Saying "It requires indexes to be built for optimization" is like
saying "It needs table definitions to store data". Actually, FB indexes
are easier than those of other databases:
http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?
a=ibphoenix&s=1118601667:218328&page=ibp_expert1
What database is the consultant proposing instead?
Paul
> "Firebird is not not very scalable and while you might call it- Firebird scales very well, to hundreds of users and terrabyte
> 'zero administration' this is not the case. It requires indexes to be
> built for optimization, etc"
datasets. What size of system do you have?
- *ALL* well-known database systems need indexes to work well.
Saying "It requires indexes to be built for optimization" is like
saying "It needs table definitions to store data". Actually, FB indexes
are easier than those of other databases:
http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?
a=ibphoenix&s=1118601667:218328&page=ibp_expert1
What database is the consultant proposing instead?
Paul