Re: Oracle versus Microsoft Sqlserver 2000

From: damorgan <dan.morgan_at_ci.seattle.wa.us>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 23:39:00 GMT
Message-ID: <3C7433A7.C3EEECDF@ci.seattle.wa.us>

There are companies here that try that. Their favorite out source being India. Generally speaking in about two years, more if they are a bit thick, they have shot themselves in the foot enough times that they feel the pain.

Indian developers are great coders. But they can't exactly walk down the hall to ask a question. And the results reflect that.

Daniel Morgan

Nuno Souto wrote:

> damorgan doodled thusly:
>
> >having to say you're broke. Anyone know of a web site with similar numbers for
> >North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, or Japan?
> >
>
> Dunno about web sites of stats for Australia, but I can tell you
> straight away the market for Oracle skills in Australia is worth
> exactly jack!
>
> Since Oracle professional services and other "services" organizations
> here introduced the idea that it's much cheaper to outsource their
> skills to Outer Mongolia (or something of the ilk) instead of relying
> on local knowledge, prices have tumbled. Who wants to compete with
> someone living under a banana-tree?
>
> No surprise people have been moving into SQL Server and DB2 in droves.
> At least their marketing is not deranged enough to shoot themselves in
> the foot...
>
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam
Received on Wed Feb 20 2002 - 17:39:00 CST