Re: Oracle Server Pricing Scheme

Hi!

Sybrand Bakker wrote in message ...
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>"Michael" <rbtree1_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:tiq3gv2u91cc44_at_news.supernews.com...
>> Few months ago I was contracted to implement a web based/transaction
>> oriented system. I wanted to use Oracle as the database engine in the
>> project. I noticed the pricing schemes were bizarre. Formulas were
 something
>> near:
>>
>> Total Price=BasePrice * PlatFormFactor * NoCPUs * CPUspeed(MHZ)
>> * NoOfLettersinMothersMaidenName * YearOrYourBirth *
>> NoOfPiecesOfToiletPaperUsedToday.
>>
>> Somewhat angered by this attempt by Oracle to squeeze out every last bit
 of
>> money.. I chose MySql. I deployed it in a web/light transaction setting
 and
>> to this month everything has worked well. It is extremely fast and
 reliable
>> and best of all free or inexpensive for embedded use. I like the small
>> footprint as well.
>>
>> My peers have used it sucessfully in high transaction applications.
>> It is open-source.
>>
>> This not meant to be a flame.
>>
>>
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>Obviously the formula you quote above is a joke, it is simply untrue and a
>clear case of Oracle bashing. Also: you probably never called an Oracle
>sales rep, as it is well known pricing is negotiable.
>So I'm not sure why you state 'This is not intended as a flame' as you
>continue in the rest of your post to compare apples and pears.
>MySql lacks many, many features Oracle has, it even doesn't have row level
>locking. So, I'm not sure you can even think to use it in a 'high-level
>transaction system', whatever that might be in your opinion.

MySQL has row level locking through the InnoDB backend. InnoDB is a multiversioning database like Oracle, and has similar consistent non-locking read. MySQL/InnoDB is very fast. Look at benchmarks at http://www.innodb.com.

Regards,

Heikki Tuuri
Innobase Oy

>Regards,
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>Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
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Received on Mon Jun 18 2001 - 11:32:05 CDT