Re: database market share 2003

From: Mark Townsend <markbtownsend_at_comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:44:11 GMT
Message-ID: <%WDzc.36077$2i5.12718@attbi_s52>

Blair Adamache wrote:

> the SAP we know today was Oracle-centric, and SAP has
> invested quite a bit to change this.

Hmm - I guess this level of investment to non 'Oracle-centric' solutions doesn't actually extend to training then - from the SAP web site

BC535 - Database Administration - DB2 UDB (4.6) - This course is currently not scheduled.
BC530 - Database Administration - DB2/390 (4.6) - This course is currently not scheduled.
BC511 - Database Administration - Informix Online (4.6C) - This course is currently not scheduled.

SAP, Seibel, Peoplesoft etc are not stupid, and are as market driven as any other company. Their customers want their products on the Oracle database, and no amount of postulating or hand waving from other database vendors is going to change that. In fact, there is significant evidence to show that Oracle's market share under these packaged applications is actually growing (and indeed, that IBM's share is declining). Received on Tue Jun 15 2004 - 09:44:11 CDT