Re: Oracle Exadata Machine
From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 10:53:02 -0700
Message-ID: <bf46380905131053h6f4f5ff3m9872fcc33e30d06e_at_mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Goulet, Richard <Richard.Goulet_at_parexel.com
> wrote:
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 10:53:02 -0700
Message-ID: <bf46380905131053h6f4f5ff3m9872fcc33e30d06e_at_mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Goulet, Richard <Richard.Goulet_at_parexel.com
> wrote:
> "Does the $600K figure include licensing? I saw a quote somewhere and
> don't
> remember the details but do remember that the Oracle database licensing
> cost
> was more than the hardware cost. Shocking!!"
>
> Sorry to say, but that has been a boat anchor around Oracle's neck for
> some time now.
>
Actually, the same can be side for any enterprise software.
Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
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