Re: # of db servers

From: Daniel A. Morgan <Daniel.Morgan_at_attws.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:49:56 -0700
Message-ID: <3B66FDD4.8782617F@attws.com>

John McDowell wrote:

> I don't know if this is the proper forum to ask this question, but if not
> maybe someone can point me in the right direction.
>
> My boss has asked me to try to get the number of DB2, Oracle, SQL Server,
> Sybase, and Informix database servers that are out there preferably from
> some authoritative source. If these numbers are not available (and it's
> likely that they are not) that would be good to know also.
>
> Also acceptable would be numbers that could be derived by some method that
> gives reasonably good estimations.
>
> John Mc

Just to confuse things the numbers of servers does not correspond to the number of licenses or the number of connected users. There might be five SQL Server installations with 25-100 users (total 500 users) and one Oracle or DB/2 installation with 3,000-5,000 users. Make sure you are counting apples and apples.

And what they are installed for may be very different things. Not all are independent databases. For example an installation of PeopleSoft or SAP or BAAN. Daniel A. Morgan Received on Tue Jul 31 2001 - 13:49:56 CDT