Comments on: Oracle gets into the linux game (UPDATED) http://thesoapvox.com/2006/10/26/oracle-gets-into-the-linux-game/ All the stuff that goes through Vox's mind, including SF/Fantasy books, open source software, linux, security, and many other geeky pursuits. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:17:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Vox http://thesoapvox.com/2006/10/26/oracle-gets-into-the-linux-game/#comment-903 Vox Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:36:01 +0000 http://thesoapvox.com/2006/10/26/oracle-gets-into-the-linux-game/#comment-903 Not only that...but...think about it this way...the Oracle DB is reliable, yes...can deal with huge amounts of data, yes...but it's slower than a sleeping elephant, requires more resources than a dozen elephants locked in a room, and is usually an absolutely PITA to get it running *or* to get rid of it and moved to something else...would anybody really want to get stuck with that? In the end, I'm pretty sure it's cheaper, both in money, time and resources, to run 1,000 mysql or postgressql boxes than 100 oracle boxes...just ask Google. Not only that…but…think about it this way…the Oracle DB is reliable, yes…can deal with huge amounts of data, yes…but it’s slower than a sleeping elephant, requires more resources than a dozen elephants locked in a room, and is usually an absolutely PITA to get it running *or* to get rid of it and moved to something else…would anybody really want to get stuck with that? In the end, I’m pretty sure it’s cheaper, both in money, time and resources, to run 1,000 mysql or postgressql boxes than 100 oracle boxes…just ask Google.

]]> By: edgar luna http://thesoapvox.com/2006/10/26/oracle-gets-into-the-linux-game/#comment-902 edgar luna Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:34:29 +0000 http://thesoapvox.com/2006/10/26/oracle-gets-into-the-linux-game/#comment-902 Looks that Oracle is trying to win via price war. But in the and when you realize that Red Hat has a lot of time doing his bussiness well is hard to think that oracle will do better just because they decide to enter in the game. Regards Looks that Oracle is trying to win via price war.

But in the and when you realize that Red Hat has a lot of time doing his bussiness well is hard to think that oracle will do better just because they decide to enter in the game.

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