Ryan Gaffuri wrote:
> Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1085723030.893384_at_yasure>...
>
>>Niall Litchfield wrote:
>>
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>>>"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
>>>news:1085030097.77247_at_yasure...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I don't buy or recommend databases for matters of style or taste
>>>>or to 'get chicks'. I recommend them based upon a cost benefit
>>>>ratio that includes
>>>
>>>
>>>that's so last century that ratio analysis. You need to recommend them on an
>>>elapsed time basis. Right at the moment sqlserver has wrapped the counter in
>>>waiting for a new version that we are back in single figures...
>>
>>And until they figure out how to implement multiversioning you won't
>>see one either from what I hear.
>>
>>They are desparately trying to implement basic Oracle functionality
>>that for years they have criticized.
>>
>>Of course once they figure out how to do it they will give it a new
>>name and claim it as "their" new and novel contribution to technology.
>>But then what else is new.
>
>
> Oracle isn't as expensive as you think. I know a small company that is
> getting ORACLE Enterprice Edition + RAC for $8,000 per server on 4-CPU
> Servers. It is highly negotiable. Small companies who threaten to go
> to SQL Server because its cheaper are getting very good deals. Only
> suckers are paying $30k/CPU these days. I worked for a large company
> and they got them down to $22k/CPU. You can get your development box
> at a fraction of the price.
>
> Its not 1998 anymore. Negotiate. Threaten to go to another vendor.
> They will drop the price a ton. Especially if you are a small-midsize
> company. They need to compete with SQL Server.
A point I have been making repeatedly. I think Oracle has done itself
a huge disservice by posting the preposterous $40K/proc for EE at
http://store.oracle.com. Does this really sell any EE licenses? I hope
not as anyone stupid enough to pay that price probably can't write a
SQL statement. What it does, however, is give ammunition to the
competition.
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Received on Mon Jun 21 2004 - 15:33:34 CDT
