Re: partioning option not worth it?

Just curious, Keith. You mentioned that you would code it in yourself, given that it costs a bundle. What are some ways that you would go about this? I have several ideas in mind, but I'd like to hear from someone more knowledgeable about possible ways it could be done, and if there are particular benefits to certain methods.

Cheers,

Bricklen

Keith Boulton wrote:
>
> I (like another poster) have been suckered into using the partitioning
> option when we don't have a licence for it. I was told that we 'a licence
> for everything', but this was from someone who, like me, thought that
> enterprise edition included it.
>
> The partitioning option costs £7000 per processor and I have 2 on the
> machine I'm using. For my needs, I can develop my own equivalent
> functionality in about 1 day.
>
> The partitioning option also requires the enterprise edition which is £28000
> per processor instead of £12000.
>
> For a 2 processor machine, using partitioning will cost £44,000. I believe
> that in > 95% of cases it is straightforward to code the equivalent
> functionality, certainly in less than 20 man weeks.
>
> Why the f. does anyone buy it?
>
> I also notice the clause about reinstatement fee on support contracts now.
> No wonder people are looking to open source software when piss-taking like
> that is going on.
Received on Wed Feb 20 2002 - 22:05:55 CST