Pricing is not quite as simple as a straight license cost comparison for SQL
Server.
1. People need to check the full implications of licensing costs.
2. Whilst SQL Server may have a per process license, can SQL Server support
as many users on a processor as UniVerse.
- Most RDBMS require 2MB per User Memory where UniVerse
usually only requires 1MB.
- UniVerse can support more users on 1 box than most RDBMS
(ie you may need 2 Processor Licenses of SQL Server, whilst UniVerse
may run on a 1 processor box)
3. The biggest Cost today is not hardware & software, but human resources.
U2 sites typically require a tenth of the support and
development staff as an RDBMS. Having Staff costs of $30,000-$60,000
multiplied by ten is significantly greater cost difference than the cost
between U2 and SQL Server.
4. SQL Server 2005 will be a big price jump for processor licensing and
there is not an easy way to upgrade from basic to enterprise.
5. Many SQL Server sites have got into trouble with licensing breaches and
it is fairly complex with the variety of licensing agreements available.
However there is an urgent issue that IBM creates pooling licensing to
competitors of RedBack to ensure that their solutions don't breach licensing
agreements. I don't think it was the intent of IBM to create an
uncompetitive environment just that the issues evolved without anyone
picking it up.
Regards
David Jordan
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