That sounds about right.
Jim
"Telemachus" <telemachus_at_ulysseswillreturn.net> wrote in message
news:FzQC9.30063$zX3.73220_at_news.indigo.ie...
> A true story kids ...
>
> last week on-site at a well-known UK bank chewing the fat with the
> one of the e-commerce dbas - they're running SQL Server 7 .
>
> over discussions it emerged that they wanted to upgrade to SQL Server
2000.
>
>
> 2 boxes , 4 processors each.
>
> Guess how much ?
>
> £12,000. Ok I thought until he opened his mouth and said
>
> "Per processor".
>
>
> "NorwoodThree" <norwoodthree_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:ba03e2c.0211200715.3d8e0ae0_at_posting.google.com...
> > Our company is trying to phase out Oracle in favor of SQL Server due
> > to licensing costs for our data warehouse.
> >
> > I dont want to cause a huge thread, but is there a link somewhere that
> > explains the disadvantages to this? I dont know anything about SQL
> > Server. I know there have been threads as to "Oracle vs. SQL Server"
> > but it doesnt answer my question directly. I want to stick with
> > Oracle.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
Received on Wed Nov 20 2002 - 20:22:01 CST
