On Σαβ 16 Ιουν 2012 03:22:16 you wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:06 AM, Achilleas Mantzios <
>
> achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> wrote:
> > On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 12:29:38 Samuel Gendler wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 2:28 AM, Samuel Gendler
> > >
> > > <sgendler@ideasculptor.com>wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 1:24 AM, Achilleas Mantzios <
> > > >
> > > > achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> wrote:
> > > >> And i forgot to mention, minicom term emulation quality sucks, even
> > > >> giving simple
> > > >> shell commands is a PITA, upgrading the whole fleet would mean bast
> >
> > case
> >
> > > >> scenario
> > > >> minimum 21K USD for the whole fleet + suspension of all other
> >
> > activities
> >
> > > >> for two months.
> > > >> If physical travel was involved, the cost would be increased at even
> > > >> higher levels.
> > > >
> > > > And what is the cost of data corruption on large numbers of systems?
> >
> > And
> >
> > > > how much to fix that, especially if multiple systems fail at the same
> > > > time?
> > > >
> > > > Some things aren't free. $21K in exchange for NOT having had to keep
> > > >
> > > > systems up to date for 4 years seems like a decent trade.
> > >
> > > Just call up an oracle sales rep and get a price quote for a single
> > > baseline system. Put that next to the postgresql upgrade cost for your
> > > whole fleet.
> > :
> > :) I know, I have used this argument sometimes successfully, sometimes
> > :not.
> >
> > The problem with oracle is not the price. The problem is that it just
> > cannot do
> > what postgresql does, or what we have managed to do ourselves with
> > postgresql.
> > Our replication system is unique, built in-house, and no commercial
> > alternative existed,
> > exists, or (most probably) will exist.
>
> Just to be clear, I wasn't, in any way, sugggesting you actually use
> Oracle. I was merely suggesting that if someone is up in arms about
> upgrading multiple systems for a cost of $21K, you might show them the
> price of a single oracle license as a point of comparison.
>
It's ok, you were pretty clear, I was just trying to enhance/enrich our position with more arguments ;)
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