Re: What database
Re: What database
- Subject: Re: What database
- From: Chuck Hill <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:58:44 -0700
At 05:10 PM 21/10/2004 +0000, Hugi Thordarson wrote:
>* The support is amazing.
>They run a mailinglist that FrontBase staff follows and questions I've
>posted there have always been answered within a couple of hours.
>A short story to illustrate my point: Two years ago, an important
>database on our servers was accidentally completely wiped (an employee
>got too trigger happy with EOModeler's "SQL"-button. Due to human
>error, the backups turned out to be garbage and unusable. In
>desperation I called FrontBase and asked if anything could be done.
>They asked for a copy of the DB-file, and two hours later, the database
>was back up and running. The really great part is that this all
>happened around midnight on December 23rd, if I recall correctly, I was
>never charged for this service and I'm not a large customer. I
>sometimes wonder if I actually dreamed this whole episode :-).
>
If you did dream this, you posted it while dreaming as I recall this
incident. I figured your life was ruined until FrontBase stepped in.
>* It's reliable.
>Never had problems with it in 6 years running tens (and now hundreds)
>of DBs.
>
Amen. Rock solid. Dead easy to admin. Starts fast, stops fast, works fast.
>* It just works.
>It's amazing how nice it is to use a product that just works (I only
>get that feeling for two software products I use, FrontBase and
>CommuniGate Pro). When I first started using Oracle, MSSQL Server and
>MySQL (*shudder*) I couldn't believe how much trouble it was. With
>FrontBase, I never have to worry about anything - it just sits there
>quietly and stores the data I throw at it, exactly as it should.
>
I must admit that it is the one part of my setup that I am rarely aware of.
>* It's Danish
>The Danes are an excellent nation and they make really good beer.
>Support them ;-).
>
I'm always happy to support anyone who makes really good beer! :-P
>I should mention that I am NOT a database programmer by a long shot. I
Chuck
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Chuck Hill email@hidden
Global Village Consulting Inc. http://www.global-village.net
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