![]() Sixty four-bit Itanium 2 will be a big turning point." 6, and have ramped up quickly to reach No. ![]() "We are not stopping at number two," said Mitch Gatchalian, product manager for SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition, which is the 64-bit version. 2 in the nonclustered TPC-C benchmark performance table running on an NEC Itanium 2 mainframe. However, Microsoft has been quietly creeping up the rankings, and in March a prelaunch version of 64-bit SQL Server reached No. SQL Server is widely regarded as suitable for smaller systems, while larger databases are the province of Oracle or DB/2 running on RISC systems. When Microsoft launches its 64-bit version of SQL Server at the end of April, the database will cost the same as the 32-bit version, perform better, and be part of the company's bid to oust Oracle and IBM's DB/2 on high-end systems.
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