Can anyone point me towards a source or sources that compare and contrast
the different RDBMS's? So far I'm finding a TON of sales fluff online, but
very little hard info on which to base decisions and spend $$. I'm looking
for a stable (!) multi-user RDBMS to be run on a central DBServer and be
accessed by a small number of users. Security issues are a concern, as are
cost and performance issues, and the end-users will Not be highly computer
literate so a GUI is pretty much of a given. It's essential that it easily
handle BLOB's/Binary objects as well as standard data types. Record sizes
probably won't be over about 1Mb/record and it's unlikely to need to handle
more than 500,000 records. Lastly, ad-hoc reporting is a Very desirable
feature. Any info on where I can find this kind of info would be VERY much
appreciated! We've started a development in MSAccess for this, but I remain
unconvinced that that's the best solution.

J. L. Hickman
St. Louis

tekctrl wrote:
requirements. Depending on which you select you can use Access,
the RDBMS proprietary GUI, or a third party GUI. (Please note
that Access was never intended to be, and is not, a commercial
RDBMS -- but it is a very capable front-end.)

They all work, they are all good, the differences are like those
between various makes of automobile. Each has its advocates who
deride all others, but they all do the same job pretty much
equally as well, Just pick the one you feel most comfortable with.

HTH

Jerry Gitomer