Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Penguin to be top dog for Oracle

According to this CBR Report Linux is likely to the dominant platform for Oracle database servers next year, toppling Sun Solaris from the top spot. Interestingly, it's not just bad news for Scott. Some of the sites who say they're moving to Linux are currently Windows shops. I suppose they've got lots of Intel boxes lying around.

This would definitely seem to validate Oracle's championing of the Linux platform. By reducing the cost of the OS they have lowered the TCO and so reduced SQL Server's advantage there. Levelling the playing field in turn makes it easier for Oracle to compete on feature comparison. And all without cutting Oracle's licensing fees.

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