In article <dju3p9$61b$1@news.cis.ohio-state.edu>,
Kirk Kimmel <kkimmelosu@yahoo.com> wrote:

> MaxDB is a re-branded and enhanced version of SAP DB. It started with a
> partnership in 2003 where MaxDB became a direct advancement of the SAP
> DB 7.4 code base. MaxDB is more like a traditional Oracle database
> product considering SAP and Oracle compete for the same business market.
>
> From the website:
> -----------------
> MaxDB is a heavy-duty, SAP-certified open source database for OLTP and
> OLAP usage which offers high reliability, availability, scalability and
> a very comprehensive feature set. It is targetted for large mySAP
> Business Suite environments and other applications that require maximum
> enterprise-level database functionality and complements the MySQL
> database server.
>
> Today, about 6,000 customer installations are using MaxDB technology
> globally, including Toyota, Intel, DaimlerChrysler, Braun-Gillette,
> Bayer, Colgate, Yamaha, and Deutsche Post (the German Post Office).
> Benefits
>
> * Reduced cost of your SAP implementation
> * Easy configuration and low administration
> * Elaborate backup and restore capabilities
> * Continuous operation, no scheduled downtimes required
> * Designed for large number of users and high workloads
> * Scales to database sizes in the terabytes
> * High availability through cluster and hot-standby support
> * Synchronization Manager to control enterprise-wide data replication
> * Easy-to-use graphical database tools
> * Available for all enterprise HW/OS platforms
> * Supports all major SAP solutions
>
> High performance, availability, operational reliability, scalability,
> ease of use, and low total cost of ownership are just a few of the
> demands that enterprise environments place on a DBMS infrastructure.
> MaxDB helps you meet these demands. It is a powerful, state-of-the-art
> DBMS built for enterprise usage scenarios.
> -----------
>
> If you want to see the entire list of what it can do checkout the
> whitepaper: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/maxdb/pdf/whitepaper.pdf
>
>
> Michael Vilain wrote:
> > In article <UtWdnbxdQZRPzv_eRVn-3A@giganews.com>,
> > "Duane Phillips" <askme@askme.askme> wrote:
> >
> >>Have been using MySQL on an infrequent basis, mostly on web databases.
> >>
> >>Now the MySQL site is pushing both products.
> >>Both now support stored procedures and triggers.
> >>
> >>So exactly what are the major differences between MySQL and MaxDB?
> >>
> >>How do they compare?
> >
> > Well, as a thought, unless you stage your own system or colocate, I've
> > yet to see a web site using MaxDB. Most of the sites that offer web
> > hosting services with open software have MySQL, apache, php, and perl.
> > Is there a perl DBI for MaxDB yet?

Sounds great, like a _real_ transaction-based database without having to
pay the Oracle tax. However, you still haven't answered my question:

What web-hosting services are offering MaxDB as part of their service
matrix? AFAIK, most still offer MySQL. So, even if it's not bleeding
edge, it sounds like the this is more for the large traffic e-commerce
sites or in intranet as you sited above.

Now there's a solution for sites to "grow into". That's great. I hope
Larry looses a lot of sleep over this!

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