Re: Enterprise 8i on Linux or Solaris?

Hi

1. Pricing. Um why do you say that Oracle licensing is cheaper on Linux? The Oracle store seems to suggest that the prices are platform independent. The only rational that i can think of is that you might buy a less powerful box for linux than solaris and license on a power unit basis. That is not however comparing like with like, and in any case I would have expected you to purchase the best hardware available within your budget irrespective of operating system. I am of course assuming x86 solaris here.
2. Platform

It is true that Oracle has been running and indeed being developed on solaris for some time now. Linux is a new direction for Oracle and also as a platform is maturing rapidly. If you wre trying to justify the extra expense then , I would be arguing along the lines of reliability and track record. In addition Solaris scales well to multiple CPU architectures. This is also a good line of argument.

3. Enterprise Edition.
Given that you say you will be scrutinized for the extra expense of the solaris operating system vs linux I would make sure that you *absolutely* require the extra 8i features only available in Enterprise Edition. IMO For most uses 6x is far far too high a price premium. If you determine that you don't need these features and depending on your platform and environment buying standard may well save your company your annual salary in reduced licence costs.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
<daryl_at_McGregor.bc.ca> wrote in message news:8t52fa$utp$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...


> I'm making some purchasing decisions for my company.  We're going to

> purchase Enterprise 8i, but I'm not sure yet what operating system that

> I want to go with.

>

> Linux boxes tend to be cheaper, both for hardware reasons and Oracle

> Licensing.

>

> Some people believe that a Solaris platform would be stronger but nobody

> can tell me why.  The only reasoning I hear is that Oracle has been

> designing for Solaris for such a long time.  I need a little more than

> just hearsay to make an educated decision.

>

> What are facts here?  Is a Solaris platform better?  If I go with

> Solaris, I have to justify the increased cost.  I've seen a lot of

> postings here about installation problems with RH 7.0 but that's not a

> very concrete reason for selecting Solaris over Linux.

>

> Got some facts?  Need the info.

>

> Daryl Beauregard

> GIS Analyst and DBA

> The McGregor Group

> Prince George, Canada

>

>

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