Re: Future of Oracle RDBMS?
From: Noons <wizofoz2k_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:13:14 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <6d593098-8ff6-457c-87ec-514fe967d882_at_k5g2000pra.googlegroups.com>
On Mar 22, 10:49 am, Helma <helma.vi..._at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder what your thoughts are about the future of the Oracle RDBMS.
> I read a lot of sentiment on the web against Oracle - and I see that
> several of my coworkers are affected too. Reasons are for example:
>
> - Oracle licenses are expensive, I have seen several projects only
> for 'consolidations' in number of installed databases, and I have
> heard a few managers wondering on how to switch to MSSQL. This MSSQL
> is moving opposite direction and get more advanced every new version.
> ( Specially the BI tools of sql2008 were impressive to me).
>
> - Oracle corp. seems to ignore its customers on support issues ( e.g.
> Metalink, Oracle kills free support blog and Twitter account (see:http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=1761).
>
> - I've read ( but not witnessed firsthand) about oracle's audits -
> sometimes described as a Machiavellian way to raise the 22% extra
> maintenance fees oracle gets.
>
> And, but thats perhaps a local issue - I see more MSSQL jobs than
> Oracle ones. And a know a few unemployed Oracle DBA's, yes...
>
> To sum up, it seems that the Oracle RDBMS is losing appeal. Do you
> feel the same?
>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:13:14 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <6d593098-8ff6-457c-87ec-514fe967d882_at_k5g2000pra.googlegroups.com>
On Mar 22, 10:49 am, Helma <helma.vi..._at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder what your thoughts are about the future of the Oracle RDBMS.
> I read a lot of sentiment on the web against Oracle - and I see that
> several of my coworkers are affected too. Reasons are for example:
>
> - Oracle licenses are expensive, I have seen several projects only
> for 'consolidations' in number of installed databases, and I have
> heard a few managers wondering on how to switch to MSSQL. This MSSQL
> is moving opposite direction and get more advanced every new version.
> ( Specially the BI tools of sql2008 were impressive to me).
>
> - Oracle corp. seems to ignore its customers on support issues ( e.g.
> Metalink, Oracle kills free support blog and Twitter account (see:http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=1761).
>
> - I've read ( but not witnessed firsthand) about oracle's audits -
> sometimes described as a Machiavellian way to raise the 22% extra
> maintenance fees oracle gets.
>
> And, but thats perhaps a local issue - I see more MSSQL jobs than
> Oracle ones. And a know a few unemployed Oracle DBA's, yes...
>
> To sum up, it seems that the Oracle RDBMS is losing appeal. Do you
> feel the same?
>
<yawn> Received on Sun Mar 21 2010 - 20:13:14 CDT