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tilwenbr_at_netscape.net (Mike Borden) wrote in
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> Karen Abgarian <abvk_at_ureach.com> wrote in message
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>> IMO, a technically better system is not necessarily the one >> dominating on the market. >> Besides, to technically compare two systems you need to be proficient >> in both, which >> is rare. Some say DB2 is better, some say Oracle. All have their >> reasoning. >> >> db2 is used in many large applications and it will take a lot of time >> for them budget >> and justify a switch to Oracle, if they decide to do it at all. >> Conversely, Oracle customers >> will probably stick to Oracle.
Anyone who would make a decision like that based on cost alone without doing any testing or other evaluation deserves to have it come crashing down around them. I'm not pointing fingers at you, but at the management making the decision.
Maybe they need to measure that 3 million in licensing savings against the cost of converting, including training the existing Oracle people, downtime, consultants for the conversion, etc....
I was with a company that went to Oracle Apps for finance. Cost them lots of money to do so. Then the company shrank in size, really didn't need anything that big. BUT, the cost of moving to something else was more than the cost of sticking with Oracle.
Good luck....
-- Jason Baugher Virtual Adept Professional Consulting Services 1406 Adams St. Quincy, IL 62301 (217) 221-5406 http://baugher.pike.il.us/virtualadept jason_at_baugher.pike.il.usReceived on Thu Aug 15 2002 - 15:39:11 CDT