Zurich, here I come.
I will be moving to Zurich, Switzerland shortly to take up a permanent IT position at one of the banks as a database administrator.
No, I am not going to be making Cookoo Clocks, Chocolate or Cheese, but rather looking after Millions of Stock Market transactions that may make or break the world economy.
Easy...no sweat. I will be looking after SQL Server on Windows and Sybase on Unix.
Everyone asks me, but why Sybase?
Well, there is nothing wrong with Sybase. It is a good and stable database environment and it is the forefather on SQL Server. Eventually Sybase may get replaced, but that is not an option now. Why mess with a system that is working?
My preferences of current scalable and stable DB's:
- SQL Server
- Sybase
- DB2
- Oracle (That Larry guy just does not sit right with me).
MySQL does not even make the list........I much prefer a company putting it's name on the line when I trust a critical system to it.