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Oracle reports bumper results

Beelzeebub

Ultra expensive becomes niche 

Posted Thursday 26th June 2008 07:45 GMT

Jobs Horns

but Oracle does not have that kind of cachet, and there are other equally (some say more) capable products out there for much less cost, even free.

Steve because there is no Larry one.

Anonymous Coward

Free products to rival Oracle's? 

Posted Thursday 26th June 2008 09:25 GMT

That's great news Beelzebub thanks for the info. I'll just get on jobserve now and get myself a job as a MySQL DBA.

HA HA HA.

Beelzeebub

@AC 

Posted Thursday 26th June 2008 10:26 GMT

For the database I was thinking DB2 and SQL Server.

For app server I was thinking JBoss or .Net.

For applications I was thinking MS Dynamics.

All cost less than Oracle's equivalent, and some are free.

Anonymous Coward

Toooo Risky 

Posted Thursday 26th June 2008 13:36 GMT

IT Angle

Fact is; if you go Microsoft Dynamics, what app server are you gonna use ?

The Answer: Microsoft .Net

You use Microsoft .net what database are you gonna use ?

The Answer: Microsoft SQLServer

You use Microsoft SQL Server, what O/S you gonna use ?

The Answer: Microsoft Windows Server

Why ?.....because you can do no else....i.e. you have no choice.

For many customers, that is reason enough not to choose Microsoft.

And as for DB2 being cheaper than Oracle.....? you gotta be kidding..

Beelzeebub

Perpetual war 

Posted Thursday 26th June 2008 23:48 GMT

It has almost always been a battle of the platform (entire vendor offering) rather than individual technologies.

Some people build out Oracle, others IBM, others open source and yet others MS. It all depends on their business need and their valuation of what a particular vendor gives them for what price and what sense of risk is associated.

My point was that Oracle's price now feels too high.

Paul

The Market 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 12:29 GMT

Paris Hilton

I disagree, the price is the price, nothing more. It is neither too high nor too low. Ultimately it is the customer that sets the price, not the vendor. If increasing Oracle's price results in sustained higher revenue then it is the right thing to do. If customers cannot perceive the value, they will not pay the price and, over time, the price will come down to protect Oracle's revenue.

Beelzeebub

Correction 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 19:04 GMT

Linux

Sorry, forgot to add "to me" at the end of the last sentence.

I did also say depends on your attitude to risk. It's also whether you can afford it which most non-profit orgs can't.

I have never seen Oracle reduce prices, only up them in response to multi-core CPUs. Their arcane pricing model needs a Berkeley prefessor to interpret it.

Also Oracle is the only vendor I know that has marched in and done an audit, without permission.