RE: SQL-Server Presentation/Reality Check

I went
through this 'Reality Check' a couple of months ago.  And I have deep experience with both products. The result of check is, SQL Server is NOT as cheap as you thought.
 
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  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Farnsworth, Dave   [mailto:DFarnsworth_at_Ashleyfurniture.com]Sent: Wednesday, June 27,   2001 1:01 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list   ORACLE-LSubject: RE: SQL-Server Presentation/Reality   Check
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  sure to ask them about Micro$ofts new pricing method.  Also be sure to   find out why they are making their customers prove that they have the   appropriate number of legal licenses for each install of all M$   software.  This had our network guys running around looking for every   little piece of paper saying "M$ License" on it.
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  class=188065318-27062001>Dave   

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    size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Thomas Jeff     [mailto:ThomasJe_at_tce.com]Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 1:32     PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject:     SQL-Server Presentation/Reality Check     I have the privilege of being tasked to     attend a SQL Server presentation to <FONT face="Courier New"     size=2>be conducted by Microsoft at our site.   Our company's     current take on SQL Server is
    that it's to be used only in the case where a packaged application     requires it, or when there are
    'tactical' exceptions, while Oracle is viewed as <FONT     face="Courier New" size=2>being 'strategic'.   However, given the     'challenges' with Oracle's new pricing <FONT face="Courier New"     size=2>methods, there is being given increased consideration to expanding     SQL Server's use.
    Now, I know next to nothing about SQL     Server, and while I would appreciate the <FONT face="Courier New"     size=2>opportunity to learn it, I don't want to go to the presentation and     let the MS marketing droids
    completely have their way, some reality checks need to <FONT     face="Courier New" size=2>be presented.     So, what questions/issues/considerations     should I raise during the presentation?       TIA!
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    face="Courier New" size=2>thomasje_at_tce.com Received on Wed Jun 27 2001 - 16:58:33 CDT