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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: Agnostic references for Pracle v SQl Server 2000
Martin - If I understand your first statement, the database is now on Oracle
and you are writing a paper on why they should move it to MS SQL Server. If
this is true, and given your other statements about the client, I would
think you could get plenty of reasons from the Microsoft web site. Or did
you mean to say you are trying to give them reasons not to move?
Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com <mailto:dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com>
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 1:34 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Hello all. I need to provide a one page report on why it may be
beneficial for an organisation with light usage, small DB to move
from Oracle to SQL Server. Their request is purely due to
having a recognition of their charity status by Microsoft and therefore being able to get everything
at a much reduced price.
It is bad enough that they do not have experienced Oracle DBA's on site,
now it seems that they are attracted by the apparent ease of use / setup/ Graphical everything.
They are even looking at adopting the same development technology as one of their main benefactors as this may help them
win further funding from such a benefactor. I am talking .NET and VB.
I am also asked to phrase my paper from the point of "future proofing" their business technology.
I am struggling with the agnostic approach when taking into account the concept of "vendor lock-in".
It seems that cost is everything. But they will need to accept that cost is not just what you pay
for the base product.
People, I am not really interested in a "religious war" on this - no doubt such discussion types
have appeared on this List before. All I am asking for is pointers to any ref. material that you may know of.
Happy days !
Martin
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Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS
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