Hi all, On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:22 PM, joebert jacaba <[email protected]> wrote:
> > But as you say -- the bicycle gets you there, sometimes later rather > > than sooner. I cannot bike 100km a week unlike you or my brother -- so > > for me the bicycle is simply out of the question. Same as many > > enterprises, they cannot afford long development cycles, or a lot of > > work to ensure high availability, etc. > > because they are thinking short term. they can invest on open source > now. it doesnt mean if you can't do it now you drop the idea right > away. i started biking catching my breath after 1km of pedaling. after > 6 months i can bike 100km a day 3 days straight. it takes dedication > and practice. > I don't think they are thinking short term but thinking what makes sense with regard to their business. They need such a feature now, they can pay for it, so they go with what's available and can be reliably supported now. One of your objectives in your biking must be to get healthy, and there's really no shortcut to it but dedication and practice. However, in business, there are many ways to accomplish something, and what you choose should be what makes sense to you. If you are making say 25M per year on a product using an Oracle database, the initial 2M investment and the succeeding 0.5M yearly support cost is nothing. Even if in the long run the open source alternative is a lot cheaper, they won't be willing to make the change, because what they have simply works for them. Johann -- Web application and database consulting: www.sagadasolutions.com
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