Re: How much does it cost to run Enterprise Oracle on Linux?

If you get cpu, licenses, that is. You can also get per-user licenses, for much much less (something like $800 per User - but don't quote me on that number :-)

Stefan

On 10/26/06, Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/26/06, laura pena <lizzpenaorclgrp_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > For all those on Linux and Oracle ...
> >
> > Around how much did it cost getting Oracle (with Partitioning)
> > Enterprise
> > Solution running on RH 2 cpu system?
> >
> > I was under the impression the support cost was what they got you on.
> >
> >
> Support costs do not differ between platforms AFAIK.
>
> Oracle has touted Linux as a low cost platform for Oracle.
>
> Where they get you is the licensing for RAC. This may have
> been what you heard.
>
> Licensing for EE with partitioning on a 2 CPU box lists at $100k.
>
> Add in some enterprise level storage, and then you see that
> the price of the OS license really doesn't make much difference
> in the overall cost of the system.
>
> --
> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
>

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