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Have you negotiated price with the big DBMS vendors? |
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by Tim DiChiara, Senior Site Editor
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We've recently been reporting on efforts by Oracle to make their pricing more competetive in the DBMS market. Often considered the "Cadillac" of database management systems, Oracle has long been scorned for its premium price and convoluted licensing schemes. (Oracle fans, of course, would counter that a premium product is worth a premium price.) Their latest attempts at simplifying and lowering the price is likely due to SQL Server's rapid ascension and the lengthy corporate spending drought. Indeed, at last month's AppsWorld show, Oracle's Chuck Phillips specifically said that the standard edition of 10g will debut with the same list price as SQL Server ($4,995 per CPU).
However, as we all know, there can be a real difference between street price and list price, for two reasons. First, add-on modules can significantly increase the base cost -- Oracle is especially notorious for these "secondary" modules that other vendors offer for free (e.g., business intelligence functionality). Second, list price can be negotiated by savvy buyers, which brings me to a question.
My question to you managers of SQL Server, Oracle, and DB2 shops out there is this: Have you tried negotiating price with the big DBMS vendors? Have you been successful and if so, how much have you saved? What strategies work or don't work? Can small or medium-sized business negotiate price as well? We'd like to post your observations, experiences, and rants in an upcoming article. Email us!
Till next week, Tim
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Optimize your database design
by Tim DiChiara, Senior Site Editor
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Taking the time to design stable, fast and secure databases is critical for avoiding future administration headaches. To help you in this endeavor, we present a collection of tips about effective design inside...
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Featured Expert Craig Mullins
Director of Technology Planning, BMC Software
Category: DB2
Craig has extensive experience in the field of database management, having worked as an application developer, a DBA and an instructor with multiple database management systems, including DB2, Oracle and SQL Server. Additionally, Craig worked as a Research Director with the Gartner Group covering the field of database administration. He is the author of the DB2 Developer's Guide, the industry-leading book on DB2 for OS/390, and has published more than 100 articles on database technology. Ask
Craig your tough DB2 questions!
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This Week: In the forums
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Slow SQL Server 7.0 queries
Member "Ramit" has seen his database slow abruptly and is getting an "application log file full" error. Can you help? Give him your two cents in our "SQL Server Tech Forum". |
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Copying data between databases in DB2
Member "M2" is wondering how to copy/transfer data between two databases located on the same server in DB2? Help him out in our "DB2 Tech Forum." |
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| Tip of the Week: |
SQL Server UDF for getting a column list for INSERT statements
If you've ever been in a SQL Server environment where you're
unfamiliar with the database schema, you know how tedious it is to
write stored procedures that populate tables using the INSERT
statement. Here's a solution to make your life easier. |
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