Re: database market share 2003

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:23:39 -0700
Message-ID: <1087349038.352795@yasure>

Mark Townsend wrote:

> 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).

There is zero demand for classes on any of these products at the college and university level too so I am not surprised.

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