Re: Sybase/Informix/Oracle can strike GOLD

In comp.databases.sybase gold_bag_at_yahoo.com wrote:
: How? By using the "SHIFTING OF COST" techniques
 

: Here is the cost analysis -
 

: Cost of NT = $800
: Cost of Sybase on NT = $800
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: Total Cost = $1600
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: Cost of Linux = $0
: Cost of Sybase on Linux = $1600 (Add Cost of NT + Cost sybase on NT)
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: Total Cost = $1600
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Companies like Sybase, Oracle, and Informix tend to want to support platforms that are in the Enterprise where the big $$$ are. When it comes to the Enterprise, the minor upfront cost of the OS doesn't matter much. A good DBA or SA can cost $100,000 yr. + bonus + benefits, so $800 for an OS is chump change.

If Sybase ever does support Linux, it will probably be with SQL Anywhere, their low-end product, and even that I don't see that happening.

Why? Because even if your company is running Linux as their Web server in the Enterprise, Sybase being client/server can be anywhere on the network for Linux to connect to, and the underlying OS need not be Linux but a commercial UNIX such as Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, or WinNT which is more common in the Enterprise.

Sybase tends to support this "theory" as they have released the client side libraries for Linux, just not the RDBMS.

Also, of the Linux people out there. What % would be willing to pay $1,600 for Sybase on Linux? A very small amount. Received on Wed Mar 11 1998 - 00:00:00 CST