Microsoft 64-bit Yukon aimed at Oracle, Sun
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft is marching on with its mission of displacing Unix databases with its own SQL Server platform, and is readying both a 64-bit database and a next-generation database, dubbed Yukon, that focuses on data warehousing and minimizing down time.
Yukon is due for beta release in early 2003 while a 64-bit version of SQL Server, called SQL Server 2000 64-bit, is expected to be generally available early in 2003. The company will continue its quest to displace Oracle and other Unix databases. "We're always looking to do that, but really, with 64-bit, it's the last nail in the coffin for needing to choose a Unix system," said Sheryl Tullis, product manager for SQL Server, in an interview at the Microsoft DevCon conference here this week.