Comments on: The Internet: Where Facts Go To Die https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-internet-where-facts-go-to-die/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Tue, 09 May 2017 21:47:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: SQL Profiler Will Never Die - Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-internet-where-facts-go-to-die/#comment-15972 Tue, 09 May 2017 21:47:58 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7644#comment-15972 […] a survey of BI reporting tools. Yes, it is clearly a marketing piece disguised as valid data. We’ve seen such things before. But there are other reasons why this survey is suspect, let me know if you can spot a few of the […]

]]> By: Microsoft's Biggest Miss? Or Were They Just Aiming Elsewhere? | SQLRockstar | Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-internet-where-facts-go-to-die/#comment-6606 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:54:19 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7644#comment-6606 […] posts that had people wondering why I was so anti-Oracle. I’m not anti-Oracle. I am, however, against poor “research” that ends up in marketing materials. And I also believe that Oracle needs to shift their focus a bit in the near future otherwise it […]

]]> By: Malcatrazz https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-internet-where-facts-go-to-die/#comment-6602 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:01:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7644#comment-6602 Funny!

This line under “default install” says it all: “Oracle installed without issues or errors”.

Once upon a time I was at an Oracle seminar where a big part of the time was spent telling how bad MS is…
Admittedly this was the time of SQL 2000 but still…

On the larger topic of Internet and facts: In the near future, popularity/likes will determine what is the truth…

]]> By: ThomasLaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-internet-where-facts-go-to-die/#comment-6593 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:20:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7644#comment-6593 In reply to Chris Fradenburg.

Ah! There they are! I missed them before. Funny thing is I thought I had seen them, and then they got lost on me. Thanks for pointing that part out. 

]]> By: Chris Fradenburg https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-internet-where-facts-go-to-die/#comment-6592 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:49:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7644#comment-6592 Another bonus is how it only includes tools installed as part of the default install.  And only briefly mentions that some of the Oracle tools that fall under that need separate licensing.  Since you don’t need to enter a license when installing according to the steps I’m not sure how that works though.

Tom, for hardware, what info were you looking for that isn’t in appendix A?  It doesn’t list network but it has the core specs.

]]> By: ThomasLaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-internet-where-facts-go-to-die/#comment-6591 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:57:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7644#comment-6591 In reply to Joey D’Antoni.

Oh, that’s wonderful. So, would it take 4.5 SQL Server DBAs to do the same job(s)?

]]> By: ThomasLaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-internet-where-facts-go-to-die/#comment-6590 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:03:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7644#comment-6590 In reply to Guest.

Thanks for the link! I looked at that site but didn’t find any document that was as shoddy as the Oracle one. Here’s a link for total cost of administration: http://www.alinean.com/PDFs/Microsoft_SQL_Server_and_Oracle-Alinean_TCA_Study_2010.pdf

I see speculation, no question. We don’t know if the numbers are legit. We just don’t. But what I don’t see is  research and testing of such a poor quality as I found with the Oracle one.

If you do come across such a document please share! I would be more than happy to pass along feedback to the folks I know inside Microsoft. I am certain they wouldn’t want something as embarrassing as that Oracle document to be published.

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