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Tech Tips: Why Linux/Unix is perferable to Windows for Multivalue DBMS servers
By Dave Bucklin, Sierra Bravo

In any business, we must often solve complex problems with creative solutions. To do this effectively and efficiently, we need flexibility in our systems and a wide variety of tools. We also prefer a low cost of operation, low cost of ownership, and a track record of exceptional performance. It is my opinion that Linux possesses these qualities in greater number and quality when compared to Windows in the context of a DBMS server. I'll include a few example problems that I've encountered and explain how we solved them in a Linux or Unix environment. To solve these same problems in Windows, the typical answer is one of the following: Purchase and install a proprietary software package that does, more or less, what you need, or pay a developer to write new software that does exactly what you need.

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