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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Inside an IBM z17
Date: Sun, 4 May 2025 02:19:45 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 3 May 2025 19:45:36 -0400 (EDT), Scott Dorsey wrote:

> But make all those web servers refer to a central Oracle database and
> watch everything slow to a crawl.

I guess that’s a reason why the main tech companies, like Facebook, Google 
et al, don’t use Oracle. They build their platforms on open-source 
foundations instead.