EXPERT RESPONSE
You can of course Google this question and get a ton of opinions and
technical comparisons.
However, the answer really depends on the application and what you are
looking for. Oracle, MS SQL Server and DB2 are the major players and are
considered enterprise-class RDBMS systems. This means that they are
better for larger, mission-critical applications. The primary reasons
Oracle is chosen over MySQL in enterprise scenarios is because of its
functionality, scalability and maturity.
Of course, all the bells and whistles of Oracle do not come cheaply,
which is why MySQL is growing in popularity for small, non-critical
applications. MySQL is still a relatively new player with less features
and scalability and hence, at least in my opinion, better suited for
small, non-critical applications.
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