Re: You dont need Oracle

Pardon me, but I really object when people make blanket statements such as "I do know that Oracle is extremely expensive." It is not.

Unless you think you can purchase a new Rolls Royce for the price of 87 Chevy.

The price is commensurate with the security, scalability, performance, portability, and stability. You get what you pay for. If all you need is 3x5 cards don't buy a computer. If all you need is Access don't buy Oracle.

And there is a lot more to the cost of an RDBMS system than the cost of the software licensing agreement.

Daniel Morgan

Ryan Gaffuri wrote:

> If your even asking this question and you do not know anything.... use the
> cheaper and easier one to use. I dont know the pricing scheme, but I do know
> that Oracle is extremely expensive. Its also more difficult to learn and get
> proficient at than Access or SQL Server. Plus Oracle professionals are alot
> more expensive to hire.
>
> I guess Im being a blasphemer here since Im an Oracle developer, but if your
> running a business your really should not spend the money unless you
> absolutely have to.
>
> BTW, you can get the Oracle software for free at technet.oracle.com Download
> the 9i database and the internet developer suite(just install forms) and
> play around with it. Or you can call Oracle and get it for $40. They make
> their money from licensing fees.
>
> However, if you are asking these kinds of questions, you probably want to
> stay away from Oracle unless you can afford to hire some pretty expensive
> people to implement it for you.
> "Stefan Krause" <Jens.Krause007_at_t-online.de> wrote in message
> news:a62mbk$df1$04$1_at_news.t-online.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have to decide whether to use Oracle as DBMS or MS-Access. Can anybody
> of
> > you tell me, if there exist differences between the two products or what
> the
> > advantages or disadvantage are?
> > Thx Stefan
> >
> >
Received on Tue Mar 05 2002 - 18:17:23 CST