I prefer SQL as well. When Remedy backends to Oracle, I need a DBA to provide assistance. And this is great if you have a full Oracle shop in the organization. When Remedy backends to SQL, I (generally) do not need a DBA to assist. With SQL, I can setup the back-up schedule, do backup on the fly or restore a database between environments without impacting anyone else's time. With Oracle, I have to schedule all these tasks with the Oracle shop in advance of the activity.
SQL also allows data to not be case specific. Thank you, Sandra Hennigan Remedy Developer -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pierson, Shawn Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: huh? financial news for bmc ? (crazy idea) A lot of companies use both, but I also agree that SQL Server seems to be used for a lot more instances than Oracle. I just did a quick look and it's hard to find solid statistics on database usage or licensing. Oracle certainly makes more money off of databases than anyone else, but that's different than how widespread their utilization is. Having worked with both, I prefer SQL Server. For Remedy in particular, it seems to work better. If Oracle were to become the owner of Remedy, I'm not sure what impact that would have. Thanks, Shawn Pierson Remedy Developer | Energy Transfer -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe D'Souza Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: huh? financial news for bmc ? (crazy idea) Do you really think its as high as 80%? I would have given Oracle a little more credit than that. At least I end up working at sites that are more Oracle centric to meet their database needs. Cheers Joe -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee Cullom Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: huh? financial news for bmc ? (crazy idea) This is smart! Oracle would love this because they get to dump BMC Analytics, replace it with an OBIEE "solution" and get more of a leg up in the BI market. They're struggling in 4th place... and are trying to make it up with acquisitions. Not to mention the fact that Microsoft has been pounding on them for years in the database market. When I was with BMC in 2003, 51% of Remedy customers were still on Oracle. Of those, the top O/S was Solaris. Now, I would guess that 80% of Remedy customers use SQL Server as the back-end. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" Private and confidential as detailed here: http://www.energytransfer.com/mail_disclaimer.aspx . If you cannot access the link, please e-mail sender. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
