Good one SQL Server 2000 vs Oracle 9i

 Often people in newsgroups ask about some comparison of Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. In this article, I compare SQL Server 2000 with Oracle 9i Database regarding price, performance, platforms supported, SQL dialects and products limits.

Introduction

Platform comparison

Hardware requirements

Software requirements

Performance comparison

TPC tests

Price comparison

Features comparison

T-SQL vs PL/SQL

SQL Server 2000 and Oracle 9i limits

Conclusion

Literature