>Although I'm very much a fan of DB2, do you know that Informix does run >on Linux for zSeries? If you really want to convert that's great, but >factored into your costs should be training for DBA's, et al for DB2 >care and feeding. Unless of course they are already well versed (or >enough to be comfortable with converting).
Rich, Yes, I am aware of that. However, IBM has priced it out of this world..... Listing pricing suggests roughly 30K for the server license per IFL, but where you get nailed is the per- concurrent-user license fee of roughly $1500 per license. We estimate 200-300 concurrent users(mostly due to poorly written apps), and this adds an additional $300K to the INFORMIX equation. We already have been leaning towards retiring INFORMIX in favor of DB2 anyway. We are already a DB2 shop, so consolidating into fewer instances of DB2 running in virtual linux servers sounds better. Dave __________________________________________________________ Dave Jousma Lead Systems Administrator - Information Technology Spartan Stores, Inc. PO Box 8700 Grand Rapids, MI 49518 (616) 878-2883 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
