Re: 8i on Intel-based Unix & that f****** licensing

What is it about the current situation that expires ('runs out later this year'). Unless it is the concurrent license for Oracle server could you not just upgrade to the latest version of oracle for a similar box.

Or have I missed the point. Not unlikely.

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Mike S <mike.stoneNOmiSPAM_at_talk21.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> We have a 5-6 year old Sparcserver1000 at our shop, currently

> running 7.3.4 under the Oracle concurrent user licensing model.

> However, this runs out later this year, and we need to replace

> the Sparc1000 with a box better specced for Oracle 8i.

>    This is where Oracle's wonderful new licensing model has

> complicated things immeasurably. The amount quoted for a power

> unit-based license on a Sparc box is way out of the park so far

> as our budget is concerned, and the powerful NT lobby in-house

> has seized on this as an opportunity to push for a migration to

> NT - God forbid!

>    There's no way I want to be involved in a migration which

> involves a change of Oracle release AND a change of platform to

> one I don't trust (and have less experience of). I need some

> info on alternative Intel-based Unix platforms - in particular

> Solaris x86 - which I could use to promote an alternative (and

> less drastic) proposal. Can anyone help?

>

>

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