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From: bxw@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au (Brad Willcott)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Info on database hardware
Message-ID: <1571@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au>
Date: 31 May 90 05:56:03 GMT
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palat@motcid.UUCP (Mohan Palat) writes:


>	This is a request for information on database machines/hardware.

>	1. Are there any commercial database machines or database engines
>	   designed to handle very large databases in an oltp environment?

Question : What sort of volume are you talking about?

>	2. What are the typical characteristics of an operating system that
>	   runs on a database machine?

Multi-tasking, multi-user (or networking).  Record locking, transaction
commit/roll-back.

>	3. What hardware features should one expect in a machine designed
>	   exclusively for large, real-time database applications?

Question : How many users will need to be accessing the system at any one time,
	   and physically where will they be in relation to each other?
	   The same room, building, city, country?

	   What is the expected size of the ON-LINE database?

	   Will all of the data be maintained (entered/updated) at the same
	   location?

	   How much money are you prepared to pay?

	   What hardware/software do you currently have that would need to
	   have access to this data?

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