>-This probably pales when compared to mainframe maintenance fees. And don't forget that mainframes also "rent" the OS for a hefty fee!!
Dave -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 10:25 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Re the 22% annual support cost. This is apparently not unusually high. We were quote a 22% for an application last week. This probably pales when compared to mainframe maintenance fees. Jared On Friday 22 February 2002 06:03, Jay Hostetter wrote: > Our management has started asking questions about how Oracle's licensing > costs compare to other database vendors. Specifically, DB2 and Sql Server. > I think I am pretty well armed with the "features" arguments, at least for > Oracle vs. Sql Server, but I really have no clue about licensing and > support costs for DB2 and Sql Server. Can somebody please provide ballpark > numbers? We will be comparing it to Oracle's latest licensing model > (https://oraclestore.oracle.com/OA_HTML/ibeCZzpHome.jsp?site=OracleStoreUS&; >respid=22372). Oracle tells me that support costs are currently 22% of the > license per year. Of course, this is prior to any of the black magic which > they call "discounting." I would like comparable numbers for the other > vendors products. If I get a chance, I'll dig around on the web sites, but > I was also curious to know if the other vendors practice "discounting." > > Thank you, > Jay -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Farnsworth, Dave INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
