Comments on: Why invest in Oracle http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/ News, views, tips and tricks on Oracle and other fun stuff Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:49:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Karl http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3635 Karl Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:37:06 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3635 <p><i>So, from the above, I understand that SAP does not own MaxDB.</i></p> <p>Hi Eddie, MAxDB was delivered by SAP. It is nothing else then an ADABAS D database released to open sopurce. SAP decided to do so because the supporting Community for ADABAS D was very small compared to MySql.</p> <p>Greetings Karl</p> So, from the above, I understand that SAP does not own MaxDB.

Hi Eddie, MAxDB was delivered by SAP. It is nothing else then an ADABAS D database released to open sopurce. SAP decided to do so because the supporting Community for ADABAS D was very small compared to MySql.

Greetings
Karl

]]> By: Eddie Awad http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3630 Eddie Awad Thu, 30 Mar 2006 04:57:43 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3630 <p>Mike, what you're saying is that OODBMS will be a threat to RDBMS. Interesting. I will have to educate myself more about OODB.</p> <p>Jeff, does IBM have applications similar to Oracle's E-Business Suite?</p> Mike, what you’re saying is that OODBMS will be a threat to RDBMS. Interesting. I will have to educate myself more about OODB.

Jeff, does IBM have applications similar to Oracle’s E-Business Suite?

]]> By: Jeff Grimes http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3555 Jeff Grimes Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:52:22 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3555 <p>Besides Microsoft, Oracle is the only firm on the planet that can offer a business every kind of software it needs to run a business.</p> <p>There might be a few others. IBM, for one.</p> Besides Microsoft, Oracle is the only firm on the planet that can offer a business every kind of software it needs to run a business.

There might be a few others. IBM, for one.

]]> By: Mike Rankin http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3554 Mike Rankin Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:12:30 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3554 <p>While MSSQL, DB2 and Oracle all seem to compete in at least portions of each other's market, I think the real threat in the long term is going to be one that comes from some company that we don't know much about at this point.</p> <p>I'm guessing that a company like the one that builds Cache might actually be a longer term threat with their Object Oriented DataBase (OODB).</p> While MSSQL, DB2 and Oracle all seem to compete in at least portions of each other’s market, I think the real threat in the long term is going to be one that comes from some company that we don’t know much about at this point.

I’m guessing that a company like the one that builds Cache might actually be a longer term threat with their Object Oriented DataBase (OODB).

]]> By: Eddie Awad http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3428 Eddie Awad Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:53:12 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3428 <p>MaxDB is a heavy-duty, SAP-certified open source database for OLTP and OLAP usage which offers high reliability, availability, scalability and a very comprehensive feature set. It is targetted for large mySAP Business Suite environments and other applications that require maximum enterprise-level database functionality and complements the MySQL database server. (Source: <a href="http://www.mysql.com/products/maxdb/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mysql.com/products/maxdb/</a>)</p> <p>So, from the above, I understand that SAP does not <i>own</i> MaxDB.</p> <p>My thought is that everyone, every business, needs a database and an application running against this database. What matters here is growing the number of customers using Oracle products. I believe that Uncle Larry knows that (based on the many acquisitions he made so far).</p> MaxDB is a heavy-duty, SAP-certified open source database for OLTP and OLAP usage which offers high reliability, availability, scalability and a very comprehensive feature set. It is targetted for large mySAP Business Suite environments and other applications that require maximum enterprise-level database functionality and complements the MySQL database server. (Source: http://www.mysql.com/products/maxdb/)

So, from the above, I understand that SAP does not own MaxDB.

My thought is that everyone, every business, needs a database and an application running against this database. What matters here is growing the number of customers using Oracle products. I believe that Uncle Larry knows that (based on the many acquisitions he made so far).

]]> By: Karl http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3382 Karl Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:29:34 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2006/03/28/why-invest-in-oracle/#comment-3382 <p>Hi, SAP alrady had an own database : ADBAS D which is alled now MAX DB. IBMS DB2 is shipped with SAP without inital fee. So SAP fights to get more independent from Oracle. And you could think about SAP what you want (to large, to expensive, too complex) it's the leader in it's area and Oracle still has nothing equal.</p> <p>Personnaly the investment in database technology is a solid base. The technology does not change every 2 years.</p> <p>Greetings Karl</p> Hi,
SAP alrady had an own database : ADBAS D which is alled now MAX DB. IBMS DB2 is shipped with SAP without inital fee. So SAP fights to get more independent from Oracle. And you could think about SAP what you want (to large, to expensive, too complex) it’s the leader in it’s area and Oracle still has nothing equal.

Personnaly the investment in database technology is a solid base. The technology does not change every 2 years.

Greetings
Karl

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