... and this is why I wonder why people don't develop for alternative SQL solutions ... (MySQL anyone?)
But, I am not a programmer. Nor do I know or understand the real differences between different flavors of SQL servers. To me, a database is a database. Data goes in, and you pull data out. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:46:01 -0700 Subject: RE: Whining... > Here ya on this one... we are looking to update our DB servers (hardware and > software) > > - hardware - roughly $12,000 for two new servers > - software - SQL 2008 R2 enterprise - roughly $27,000 per processor (we need > unlimited CALs for our clients) x 4 processors in the new servers = boss and > ceo that pucker > > I just work here. > > _____________________________ > Cameron Cooper > Network Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified > Aurico Reports, Inc > Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 > ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 2:33 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Whining... > > Have you thought about looking at a plan other than buying retail? > > Thanks, > Brian Desmond > br...@briandesmond.com > > c – 312.731.3132 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 2:15 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: OT: Whining... > > We got a quote last week from Provantage for a single-proc license version > of SQL Server 2008. > > I put in the PR on Tuesday, my purchasing person gets the PO to Provantage > yesterday, and they kick it back today saying it's not available anymore. > > They're only selling R2, which, for this version, is $2000.00 more. > > Ouch. > > Worse, we're not under any kind of Open License agreement at the moment, nor > an EA, so we're buying box retail. > > We're checking with another vendor to see if they have it in stock. > > They probably don't, so I'll have to go to our COO to ask him to pony up for > the new version, and I'm sure he's not going to be happy. > > Sigh. > > Just venting. > > Don't mind me... > > Kurt > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
