> > For the record, I'm not saying there aren't any good reasons > > to migrate from MS SQL Server to MySQL, just that price isn't > > necessarily one of them. > > Dave, I can think of plenty of reasons to migrate away from > MS SQL. How about platform independence? How about affordable > clustering? How about unlimited user connections? How about > redistribution rights? Rebranding? No-cost upgrading?
You may wish to reread what I actually wrote, there. > Oh yeah, and on the costs issue, don't forget that in > addition to the staggering cost of MS SQL Server itself, you > are also forced to run it on a MS OS - which costs another > very shiny penny. Cost is certainly a factor - and usually > the one board members care about the most. If you're currently running MS SQL Server, you presumably already have a Windows infrastructure. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:258492 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
