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by Tim DiChiara, Senior Site Editor
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The Oracle/PeopleSoft saga continues to confound, annoy, and excite the industry, depending on who you talk to. Joseph W. wrote us recently with his comments. He is a DBA for a small college and is running PeopleSoft on SQL Server, as are many smaller to mid-size companies. He writes:
"We would have a hard time supporting an Oracle DBMS platform both in terms of costs and of staffing. Most of the early articles I've seen about the buyout have down-played the Oracle DB side as though all PeopleSoft customers are already using Oracle...For those of us that are not Oracle users, this could be a major blow.
"We've just spent a small fortune and a few years implementing this software. With a merger like this one, it could result in some of us dropping out of the ERP market altogether and going back to in-house development where we have at least some control over when and if we want to move to another vendor. Nothing I've read so far gives a comfortable feeling that Ellison has anyone but Oracle (and maybe not even them) in mind for benefits from this buyout."
That's a common sentiment among our members, but many also would beg to differ. Our poll asking "If Oracle acquires PeopleSoft, will PeopleSoft's customers benefit?" was almost evenly split: 40% said yes, 48% said no.
What do you think? We're very interested in your feedback, especially from you SQL Server/PeopleSoft shops out there. Email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your two cents.
Till next week, Tim
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Analytics
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With database size growing exponentially, analytics and other business intelligence technologies have become essential for the modern enterprise. Inside is our collection of BI news, tips, & expert advice...
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