I know this is easier said then done but I know lots opensource products support many different types of databases. Mainly I believe because everything is implemented on the java side using JPA/Hibernate. Switching between databases would be a matter of switching the Hibernate dialect in a config file. It would be awesome if we could get to something like that but I know there are so many stored procedures that are currently in place and oracle specific pieces.
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Hooker, Jonathan < jonathan.hoo...@garmin.com> wrote: > >From where I am in corporate land, many of the corporations using this > will either be large and have many DBAs to support many different types of > databases or they will be small Linux shops that have a very open source > mentality. Either way, they (we) are very much desiring a low cost > alternative to Oracle. In this economy, many, if not all, corporations are > looking to pinch every penny they can. Oracle is an easy way to do so. If > the Spacewalk project isn't careful, we will drive many of these > corporations away. If a company is putting in a Spacewalk server, they are > looking to save money. Generally speaking, if they are willing to pull for > an Oracle database, most would be willing to pull for a Satellite server > rather than a Spacewalk server because the Satellite server comes with > support. In general, those implementing Spacewalk have the mental prowess to > install and manage a PostgreSQL server by themselves anyhow. Anymore these > days, corporations are not necessarily looking to consolidate all their > databases, they are looking to consolidate the ones that cost them money due > to the benefits they receive if they do. I would definitely echo Duncan's > comment that PostgreSQL should be the primary focus for development and > Oracle should be kept around at most as a supported environment but > definitely not a heavily developed one. > > Jonathan Hooker > Desktop Support - Engineering > Garmin International > jonathan.hoo...@garmin.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: spacewalk-devel-boun...@redhat.com [mailto: > spacewalk-devel-boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Andy Speagle > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 10:36 AM > To: spacewalk-devel@redhat.com > Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-devel] Moving postgres support forward > > El mar, 04-05-2010 a las 04:27 -0500, dun...@innes.net escribió: > > I'd echo this sentiment. Having worked on a number of large corporate > > Satellite installations, I can't think of a single client who wouldn't > > jump at the chance of ditching the extra Oracle licenses involved. > > Indeed... but many larger organizations won't even blink at this license. > > > Maintaining support for an Oracle back end may be a requirement, but > > from my own experience, moving to PostgreSQL as the primary > > development effort would not raise any eyebrows in corporate-land. It > > would also help broaden the appeal of Spacewalk amongst the open > > source development community as coders for other distros will likely > > (IMO) view the Oracle dependency as a blocker to them investing their > > time. Opening the path for other distros to develop Spacewalk as > > their management tool can only be a good thing I reckon. > > I will be quite happy to see the database options expand, but I assert that > many organizations standardize their database environments and build a > wealth of support infrastructure around them. Having to implement a new > database architecture to support Spacewalk/Satellite could be quite > unpalatable. Unless I'm mistaken, reducing administrative overhead is one > goal of the spacewalk/satellite projects. > The addition of another database architecture to support would be > counter-productive for some organizations. > > While I agree that opening doors for smaller organizations to use the > products on PostgreSQL is desirable, I would not like to see this happen as > the expense of the existing user base. > -- > Andy Speagle > > Systems & Storage Administrator > UCATS - Wichita State University > > O: 316.978.3869 > C: 316.617.2431 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the > sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, > please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this > e-mail or any attachment is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > error, please contact the sender and delete all copies. > > Thank you for your cooperation. > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-devel mailing list > Spacewalk-devel@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-devel >
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