SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR)
MSTR 160.25-7.7%Jan 20 3:59 PM EST
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: sadsack who wrote (330)10/12/1999 1:29:00 PM
From: treetopflier  Read Replies (1) of 717
 
Since this has degraded to personal shots it is time to end it.

I'll pit my experience in very large databases and decision support systems against yours any day of the week sadsack.

As for ODBC access to ANYTHING of substantial size, what a total crock of shit. The DML available via ODBC hardly allows for the kind of advanced functionality required to provide high performance against datasets of any size or complexity. Let's see the parallel query DML via ODBC for example. All the required DML is vendor specific, not ANSI compliant thus it ALL has to be done on the database side for anything other than small to medium size apps and simple queries. This is the crux of my arguments against MSTR anyway. Saylor's smoke and mirrors and grandiose claims are NOT deliverable via HIS products. By the time you create a data store capable of satisfying generated SQL from any source you might as well put the Java right in the database and deliver the presentation interface using the same vendor's software.

Did YOU write MSTR's SQL generation 'engine'? Might explain why you are SO touchy about it. I have dissassembled several dozen similar products via their DDL and have been doing so since the late 80's when the first generation of these wonderful products came about. They AREN'T that tough, because they really don't DO all that much. And a DBA ends up tuning them anyway. You ARE a DBA aren't you sadsack? If not, then it explains why you might still believe this stuff works.

Good luck.
ttf
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2026 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News