Oracle Linux vs. Oracle Windows

 Well , there are different opinions whether linux is better or windows  for running oracle application . Lets see some information regarding this 

Intel-based servers are now moving out of the realm of personal computing and are morphing into industrial-strength servers. The low cost of Intel-based servers is taking the IT industry by storm. With costs as little as one-tenth of proprietary UNIX such as AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris, companies are saving millions of dollars by migrating to Intel platforms.

The only shortcoming of Intel-based servers is their 32-bit architecture. For Oracle, the 32-bit architecture means that very large memory regions (e.g., the Oracle System Global Area) cannot grow beyond four gigabytes—a size far smaller than their 64-bit cousins, where Oracle RAM regions commonly exceed 20 gigabytes.

However, this 32-bit limitation is about to change. The impending availability of Intel 64-bit architecture has caused widespread excitement, and Intel-based servers will soon be able to compete with giant proprietary UNIX servers. IBM has already announced it is abandoning its proprietary AIX UNIX dialect in favor of Linux. While Oracle is quite vocal that Oracle is faster than SQL Server on Intel and has announced a record-breaking benchmark test with the Itanium processors, the company is also very careful not to compare operating system environments.

However, Oracle professionals now have a choice: They can use the Intel-based server on Oracle with Linux or Microsoft Windows. There is a huge debate about which OS is best.


In support of Oracle Linux
Linux has significant advantages over Windows, not just in performance, but also in flexibility of administration and management.


Although there is no conclusive finding about whether Oracle Intel is best on Linux or Microsoft Windows.From an Oracle management perspective, Oracle professionals who grew up on the Windows GUI fear having to learn cryptic Linux commands, while UNIX Oracle professionals detest the complicated Windows registry and lack of a command-line interface. From a performance perspective, the debate continues, with neither Linux nor Windows taking a clear lead.

However, one thing is clear: As Intel-based processors leap into a 64-bit architecture, Oracle shops will be rushing to adopt these lower cost server alternatives, and proprietary UNIX vendors such as Hewlett-Packard, Sun, and IBM will also be forced to lower their prices to remain competitive.

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