Re: SQL Server vs Oracle

On 13 Jun 2001 08:35:44 -0700, sfelten_at_ipsos-asi.com (scott felten) wrote:

>Our company is fustrated by Oracles enormous licensing costs and we
>are looking at SQL Server. What would we loose by going to SQL
>Server? Or what are some links that talk to this subject.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Scott Felten

As Mark Townsend said, you might start by re-evaluating Oracle options -- looking at Standard Edition pricing. My guess there is that if MS will meet your technical requirements, then Oracle SE most certainly will, and at a fraction of the cost of Oracle EE.

Another alternative might be DB2-UDB. I think you'll find the pricing to be very competitive, and from a technical standpoint very much more on par with Oracle.

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Ed Stevens
(Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of my employer.)