Re: The future of Oracle Vs MS SQL and DB2

On 14 May 2002 20:17:36 GMT, sqljoe_at_aol.com (SQLJoe) wrote:

Time will tell. However, I do believe companies such as Sun and Oracle need new blood at the very top as IBM showed in the early 90's. It comes a time when change is good.

DB2 is tough at the high end and SQL Server is tough at the low-end. Oracle is going to be around but changes must definitely be made. Once they lose the swagger and get down to business it will be very interesting. But, if you learn one you can learn the others.

>Hello everyone, I would like to get your opinions on the future of Oracle
>database. Recently, studies have indicates that Oracle is losing marketshare
>both in Unix and Windows platform. Furthermore, Sun Microsystem, which was the
>favorite platform of Oracle, is going downhill (there are many in the Unix
>world who believe Sun's glory days are gone).
>
>I am seriously considering learning Oracle after working five years as a MS SQL
>DBA. How does the future of Oracle look like? Will it continue to lose
>marketshare? What do you project its marketshare to be (from current 34%) five
>years from now?
>
>Joe
>MCDBA, MCSD, MCSE+I
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