Re: Are most DBA jobs on UNIX or Mainframe, not NT?

Hi,

    Having worked for a couple of computer manufacturers I can attest to the fact that for a vendor of mission critical software the major cost of software is documentation, training, support and maintenance -- not initial development. In addition there is the problem of once you commit to a platform you can't abandon it -- you are committed to support the platform for the foreseeable future.

regards

Jerry Gitomer

Philip Brown wrote in message ...
>On Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:59:47 -0400, jgitomer_at_hbsrx.com wrote:
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>>mkx_at_excite.com wrote in message <376a6b16.26926988_at_news.iag.net>...
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>>>It seems weird to me, but all of the major players in the database
>>>game are releasing Linux versions regularily, while practically
>>>ignoring Solaris on Intel. Why not supply both?
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>>Could it be market penetration?
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>Don't see why. If they had to make a true new version, I could think this.
>But it's JUST A RECOMPILE!
>And they are having the linux stuff downloadable, so it's not like they
have
>to set up media production facilities.
>Some bizzare politics going on.
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Received on Tue Jun 22 1999 - 08:06:55 CDT