I'm here to tell you about MySQL and why MS-SQL2000 is so much better (I had to repost as a new account b/c for some reason my karma is "bad"???)
I am what most people would consider a highly trained technical professional. Unlike most people who spout off at this site, I have the certificates to prove this, and furthermore they're issued by the biggest software company in existence.
I know how to tell facts from marketing fluff. Now, here are the facts as they're found by SEVERAL INDEPENDENT RESEARCH INSTITUTES:
Expenses for file-server workloads under Windows, compared to LinuxOS:
Staffing expenses were 33.5% better.
Training costs were 32.3% better.
They compared Microsofts IIS to the Linux 7.0 webserver. For Windows, the cost was only:
$40.25 per megabit of throughput per second.
$1.79 per peak request per second.
Application development and support costs for Windows compared to an opensores solution like J2EE:
28.2% less for large enterprises.
25.0% less for medium organizations.
A full Windows installation, compared to installing Linux, on an Enterprise Server boxen:
Is nearly three hours faster.
Requires 77% fewer steps.
Compared to the best known opensores webserver "Red Hat", Microsoft IIS:
Has 276% better peak performance for static transactions.
Has 63% better peak performance for dynamic content.
These are hard numbers and 100% FACTS! There are several more where these came from.
Who do you think we professionals trust more?
-- Copyright (c) 2004 Mike Bouma, MCSE, MCDST, MS Office Specialist, widely respected Amigan
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
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Thanks!
Wow, those are strong words. Real hard news here. News for Trolls maybe.
Mike Bouma
MCSE, MCSDT, Microsoft Office Expert, Well Respected VB Scripting Genius
I am what most people would consider a highly trained technical professional. Unlike most people who spout off at this site, I have the certificates to prove this, and furthermore they're issued by the biggest software company in existence.
I know how to tell facts from marketing fluff. Now, here are the facts as they're found by SEVERAL INDEPENDENT RESEARCH INSTITUTES:
Expenses for file-server workloads under Windows, compared to LinuxOS:
They compared Microsofts IIS to the Linux 7.0 webserver. For Windows, the cost was only:
Application development and support costs for Windows compared to an opensores solution like J2EE:
A full Windows installation, compared to installing Linux, on an Enterprise Server boxen:
Compared to the best known opensores webserver "Red Hat", Microsoft IIS:
These are hard numbers and 100% FACTS! There are several more where these came from.
Who do you think we professionals trust more?
--
Copyright (c) 2004 Mike Bouma, MCSE, MCDST, MS Office Specialist, widely respected Amigan
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".