Re: Oracle Server Pricing Scheme

From: Michael <rbtree1_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 17:50:42 -0400
Message-ID: <tivi9nj2au0b16@news.supernews.com>

Check out postgresSql as well. Very nice object SQL database. I have heard that it is more robust than MySQL. I like what I see already.

http://www.postgresql.org

"Kjell Tore Nannestad" wrote in message news:3B2FA890.3000202_at_c2i.net...
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> Do you think it's fair to pay 15000 $ + 22% maintenance for a database
> running on a 700 MHz Celeron, with a computer price of less than 1000 $?
> I think Oracle is outpriced for the low end market. This is the
> 'workgroup price'.
> The enterprice server cost is 40000 $ per CPU or 320000 $ for a 8 CPU .
> It's more than twice of what we paid for our Sun E5500.
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> Well, I have to use MS sqlserver or MySQL.
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Received on Tue Jun 19 2001 - 16:50:42 CDT