Re: MS SQL Server vs Oracle vs DB2 (&Sybase too)

The last time I read the license in-depth, per server vs. per seat must be determined for the entire enterprise. The license did not allow you to set up connections to one server as "per server" and another "per seat".

Even under per server you would still need a 1000 seat server license to handle 1000 concurrent user connections.

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Michael D. Long
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"Neil Pike" <100577.553_at_compuserve.com> wrote in message
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> Davide,

>

> > Pay attention also to the client licence fee. I remember that MS want a

> > licence for each CLIENT accessing the database in an Intranet

 environment,


> > this means that if you have 1000 users, you need 1000 licences (!!!!).

>

>  Not true.  You could have the server set-up in per-server mode.  In

 per-seat mode you would need 1000.


>

> >

> >

> > > Oracle is 3X the price of DB2 on nearly every platform.

> >

> > What ???? The last time I saw prices, Oracle was around 250$, how DB2

 can be


> > cheaper ?

> > Davide

> >

>

>  Neil Pike MVP/MCSE.  Protech Computing Ltd

>  (Please reply only to newsgroups)

>  SQL FAQ (428 entries) see

>  forumsb.compuserve.com/gvforums/UK/default.asp?SRV=MSDevApps

 (sqlfaq.zip - L7 - SQL Public)


>  or www.ntfaq.com/sql.html

>  or www.sql-server.co.uk

>  or www.mssqlserver.com/faq

>

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