bgpsncrj wrote:
> Hi,
> Anyone have a compasison of features Oracle vs
> MySQL? We're considering migrating and need to
> make the case to management, can't only be cost
> based.
>
Overall, I think arguments can be made in favor of MySQL in terms of performance, stability, ease of use, and cost. All of these things point to decreased TCO when using MySQL instead of Oracle.
Some things unique to MySQL that Oracle does not offer include:
- storage engines, choices like InnoDB, MyISAM & Cluster, give you specialized transactional, search/read optimized, and highly available engines for storing your data
- fast connections
- easy replication
- overall ease of use
I cannot emphasize the latter enough. Many places don't have dedicated DBAs where there would be at least one dedicated Oracle DBA to manage the same databases. This is typical because management and use of MySQL is much easier than Oracle.
Regards,
Josh
Josh Chamas
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