Re: Enterprise 8i on Linux or Solaris?

Hi

as I said I was assuming comparable boxes - ie x86 Solaris and x86 Linux. You are right about the pricing for risc processors being subject to a multiplication factor. This is a world wide policy.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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> Hello,

>

> Pricing:  According to Oracle Canada, when calculating UPUs, there is a

> multiplication factor depending on what type of processor you intend to

> use: Intel processors have a multiplication factor of 1, Solaris

> processors have a multiplication factor of 2. So right away, your

> licenses are going to cost more on Sun platforms, this is straight from

> mouth of Oracle the mighty.  Their sales staff have prepared quotes for

> me on both various Linux and Solaris platforms. Perhaps it works

> differently in other countries?

>

> Daryl

>

>

> In article <8t6gds$pup$1_at_soap.pipex.net>,

>   "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote:

> > Hi

> >

> > 1. Pricing.

> > Um why do you say that Oracle licensing is cheaper on Linux? The

 Oracle


> > store seems to suggest that the prices are platform independent. The

 only


> > rational that i can think of is that you might buy a less powerful box

 for


> > linux than solaris and license on a power unit basis. That is not

 however


> > comparing like with like, and in any case I would have expected you to

> > purchase the best hardware available within your budget irrespective

 of


> > operating system. I am of course assuming x86 solaris here.

> >

> > 2. Platform

> >

> > It is true that Oracle has been running and indeed being developed on

> > solaris for some time now. Linux is a new direction for Oracle and

 also as a


> > platform is maturing rapidly. If you wre trying to justify the extra

 expense


> > then , I would be arguing along the lines of reliability and track

 record.


> > In addition Solaris scales well to multiple CPU architectures. This is

 also


> > a good line of argument.

> >

> > 3. Enterprise Edition.

> > Given that you say you will be scrutinized for the extra expense of

 the


> > solaris operating system vs linux I would make sure that you

 *absolutely*


> > require the extra 8i features only available in Enterprise Edition.

 IMO For


> > most uses 6x is far far too high a price premium. If you determine

 that you


> > don't need these features and depending on your platform and

 environment


> > buying standard may well save your company your annual salary in

 reduced


> > licence costs.

> >

> > --

> > Niall Litchfield

> > Oracle DBA

> > Audit Commission UK

> > <daryl_at_McGregor.bc.ca> wrote in message

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> > > I'm making some purchasing decisions for my company.  We're going to

> > > purchase Enterprise 8i, but I'm not sure yet what operating system

 that


> > > I want to go with.

> > >

> > > Linux boxes tend to be cheaper, both for hardware reasons and Oracle

> > > Licensing.

> > >

> > > Some people believe that a Solaris platform would be stronger but

 nobody


> > > can tell me why.  The only reasoning I hear is that Oracle has been

> > > designing for Solaris for such a long time.  I need a little more

 than


> > > just hearsay to make an educated decision.

> > >

> > > What are facts here?  Is a Solaris platform better?  If I go with

> > > Solaris, I have to justify the increased cost.  I've seen a lot of

> > > postings here about installation problems with RH 7.0 but that's not

 a


> > > very concrete reason for selecting Solaris over Linux.

> > >

> > > Got some facts?  Need the info.

> > >

> > > Daryl Beauregard

> > > GIS Analyst and DBA

> > > The McGregor Group

> > > Prince George, Canada

> > >

> > >

> > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

> > > Before you buy.

> >

> >

>

>

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