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From: jkrueger@dgis.dtic.dla.mil (Jon)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Is an RDBMS a real world solution to data processing?
Message-ID: <696@dgis.dtic.dla.mil>
Date: 10 Dec 89 22:46:37 GMT
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tom@litle.COM (Tom Hampton) writes:

>We [think maybe] moving from a proprietary,
>index file based system to an RDMMS offers us [greater]
>functionality ... But how far can you take it:
>	* how big are your databases?
>	* how fast is your access?
>	* does it make life that easy?

Why not answer your own questions from the point of view of your
current toolset?  Don't see how any comparison can be done without a
baseline.  Also try answering the questions:

	what are your queries (by frequency of use, complexity, etc.)?
	what degree of data dependence can you tolerate?
	what's your production/development ratio?

-- Jon
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