Re: Linux taking over at Oracle

Hi All,

I don't think anything here indicates that we are going back to hundreds of smaller databases. I does indicate that he is pushing the Real Application Clusters on thes smaller boxes so that they can continue to support large databases.

John

dgoulet_at_vicr.com wrote:

>Jonathan,
>
> I remember reading an article in Oracle Magazine about a year to year & a
>half ago, where Uncle Larry was prostelatizing us to create one large database
>vs. having lots of small ones. So the screw turns once more!! Also I remember
>Oracle being torqued at RedHat some time ago & find that 9i is NOT certified on
>RedHat. Guess that will change! Also, for those who remember, Uncle Larry did
>predict that the "database would replace the operating system" some years ago.
>Funny how these ideas change, don't materialize, or have other problems that
>prevent them becoming reality. But then I guess that's what you get trying to
>read a foggy crystal ball!! :-)
>
> My problem with all of this is that he's pointing us towards cheaper
>computers and operating systems, but will the cost of Oracle itself follow?? I
>doubt it. Which puts a pile of us in a rather sticky position. How do you
>justify $40K for Oracle on a $10K computer with a $0 OS?
>
> My brain hurts.
>
>Dick Goulet
>
>BTW: Uncle Larry torqued off Apple (MacOS) some years ago when he dropped
>support for it all together.
>
>____________________Reply Separator____________________
>Author: Jonathan Gennick <jonathan_at_gennick.com>
>Date: 1/31/2002 6:35 PM
>
>Interesting news. Makes me wonder though. Remember when
>Oracle moved to support client-server computing? Now Larry
>derides client-server and distributed computing saying
>that it's cheaper to have just one big system. How many
>times have you heard Larry talk about how Oracle's
>consolidated their email servers? Makes me wonder whether
>five years down the road Larry will be telling us that it's
>"silly to run a database on 50 cheap boxes" because it's
>much easier to administer one big one.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Jonathan Gennick
>mailto:jonathan_at_gennick.com * 906.387.1698
>http://Gennick.com * http://MichiganWaterfalls.com * http://ValleySpur.com
>
>Thursday, January 31, 2002, 2:36:21 PM, you wrote:
>AMG0> Ellison says Oracle's 'whole business' to run on Linux
>
>AMG0> The Oracle chairman and CEO said the company will replace three Unix
>AMG0> servers
>AMG0> that run the bulk of its business applications with a cluster of Intel
>AMG0> Corp.
>AMG0> servers running Linux.
>
>AMG0> http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO67867_NLTAM%2C00.html
>

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