John Paul Ashenfelter wrote: > > <anecdote> > True story. MySQL and Informix recently were competing for a contract > at a large enterprise (which I can't name). The *software license* > ONLY for Informix for their 96 (!) processor SGI Origin (maybe it was > 48 -- doesn't really matter all that much) was $1.2M. MySQL's > per server commercial license was $600 -- the same as it is for a 1 > CPU Dell 750 server. > </anecdote> > > Obviously Informix would have to bring about 1.2 million dollars of > extra value to the project to displace MySQL. This is obviously a bit > of an edge case as far as comparisons go
Not at all. Oracle is $4K per CPU for standard edition. Only when you have more then 4 CPUs in your organisation, you are not allowed to run standard edition and you have to get Enterprise Edition. That is $40K per CPU. Add some extra GIS, OLAP or clustering features at $10-20K per CPU and you easily spend $60K per CPU. Redundant production servers at 2 CPUs, staging environment, all processors double core (double pay) and you are out $700K. And that is basically for 3 dual CPU systems. At a 3-year write-off, how many DBAs can you hire for that money? Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:208099 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
