DA Morgan wrote:
> Mark Townsend wrote:
>
>> Mark A wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Now clearly, there are some advantages to the Oracle RAC
>>> configuration that
>>> DB2 does not have, but cost of initial investment or cost of
>>> ownership is
>>> not one of them.
>>>
>>
>> I do note (in passing and completely facetiously) that the IBM result
>> has a stunning $13.8 million discount off the nearly $30 million price
>> tag.
>>
>> So at the very least, even the mention of a potential Oracle RAC
>> configuration (perhaps running on Linux) should be good for at least a
>> similar 47% discount on hardware from IBM. Now there is an advantage
>> of an Oracle RAC configuration that even DB2 users can partake of :-P
>
>
> The balance remaining after that discount, $16.2 million, would buy 4629
> 2 proc 1U servers from CDW for a total of more than 9250 CPUs. Ok ...
> give me the money and 30 days I'll take them on. Anytime ... Anwhere.
> A $13.8 million dollar discount? I don't know how they can walk down the
> street without stopping in every confessional.
You obviously didn't follow the court hearings prior to the PSFT
acquisition on rebates on software- 47% is nothing.
And seriously, if you buy a complete IBM stack.... it's a bundle man
--
Serge Rielau
DB2 SQL Compiler Development
IBM Toronto Lab
Received on Mon Jan 31 2005 - 14:37:12 CST
