Re: NHS grows a NoSQL backbone and rips out its Oracle Spine
From: Mark D Powell <markp28665_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:25:16 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <02529a6d-5948-4fa9-8947-b9d90fb6ae99_at_googlegroups.com>
On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 12:18:01 PM UTC-4, joel garry wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 1:55:24 AM UTC-7, Robert Klemme wrote:
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> > Hi,
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> > apparently the British NHS has dumped Oracle:
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> > "One reason is to help the British government cut the amount it spends on IT, buying expensive systems from tech's big boys like Oracle.
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> > Cost savings from dumping Oracle will come through not paying an Oracle license a maintenance fee and by consolidating the hardware."
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> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/09/nhs_spin2_rips_out_oracle/
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> > Is it just me or does such a move seem to happen more often nowadays?
>
> > Cheers
>
> > robert
>
> There are a certain strata of applications that can move away from Oracle. Now, will it be cheaper in long-term maintenance? I'm highly skeptical. Have they properly evaluated the ACID consequences? I'm highly skeptical. Will people judge it on the end-user app shininess? Of course.
>
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> Will this affect Oracle's bottom line as many companies do it? So far, not so much, however much stratification makes sense will eventually determine that. There will likely be a backlash at some point as people use the new and shiny inappropriately. But of course, Oracle is invading the in-memory and key value markets too.
>
> jg
>
> --
>
> _at_home.com is bogus.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/10/keep_that_consumer_browser_tat_away_from_our_software_says_oracle/
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:25:16 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <02529a6d-5948-4fa9-8947-b9d90fb6ae99_at_googlegroups.com>
On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 12:18:01 PM UTC-4, joel garry wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 1:55:24 AM UTC-7, Robert Klemme wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > apparently the British NHS has dumped Oracle:
>
> > "One reason is to help the British government cut the amount it spends on IT, buying expensive systems from tech's big boys like Oracle.
>
> > Cost savings from dumping Oracle will come through not paying an Oracle license a maintenance fee and by consolidating the hardware."
>
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/09/nhs_spin2_rips_out_oracle/
>
> > Is it just me or does such a move seem to happen more often nowadays?
>
> > Cheers
>
> > robert
>
> There are a certain strata of applications that can move away from Oracle. Now, will it be cheaper in long-term maintenance? I'm highly skeptical. Have they properly evaluated the ACID consequences? I'm highly skeptical. Will people judge it on the end-user app shininess? Of course.
>
>
> Will this affect Oracle's bottom line as many companies do it? So far, not so much, however much stratification makes sense will eventually determine that. There will likely be a backlash at some point as people use the new and shiny inappropriately. But of course, Oracle is invading the in-memory and key value markets too.
>
> jg
>
> --
>
> _at_home.com is bogus.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/10/keep_that_consumer_browser_tat_away_from_our_software_says_oracle/
I am also skeptical whenever any government official says making a change is going to save money. By the next budget year the department needs more money to operate anyway.
- Mark D Powell --