Microsoft's might
crn.com | at | by Mike
For years, Microsoft critics have maintained that the software giant's SQL Server database can't measure up in the enterprise against rival offerings from Oracle and IBM. Think again. In our cover story this week, CRN Test Center Technical Editor Mario Morejon pits the major databases against one another in a request for proposal (RFP) price/performance battle that looks at the licensing costs and the performance of the top database products in both the enterprise and small-business segments. The results may surprise you.
Bottom line: Microsoft is making a big move in the enterprise database arena. And the company is set to crank it up another notch: CRN Industry Editor Barbara Darrow reports in a news story on page 5 that Microsoft is poised to deliver its 64-bit SQL Server to manufacturing next week.