If you take any 10 DBAs from each side and ask them to look up a solution to a problem on their platform, the SQL guys will find the answer much faster than the Oracle guys will. And that’s just ...

I research things for a living basically. And if I’ve had problems finding some of these resources, then I know others have too.” Part 1: The real difference between SQL Server and Oracle.

Consultants working with SQL Server report that while Oracle and Teradata still rule the high-end decision-support space, Microsoft’s database is coming on strongest in OLTP systems.

SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It’s a standard language for accessing and manipulating databases. MySQL is a database management system, like SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, Postgres ...