Wow! DB2 with Unlimited clients is alot cheaper than that! There was a presentation at the last Tech Conference given by Klaus Bergmann that discussed large scale DB2 deployments on Linux. I'm not sure if it is online anywhere (you might want to check linuxvm.org). If not, since Klaus monitors this list, perhaps he can send it to you... :)
On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 10:38, Dave Jousma wrote: > >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] -- Rich Smrcina Sr. Systems Engineer Sytek Services - A Division of DSG Milwaukee, WI rsmrcina at wi.rr.com rsmrcina at dsgroup.com Catch the WAVV! Stay for requirements and the free-for-all. Update your zSeries skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2004 in Chattanooga, TN April 30-May 4, 2004 For details see http://www.wavv.org
