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Open Source Databases "50% Cheaper"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the when-forrester-speaks dept.

pete314 writes, "Open source databases can cut the total cost of ownership of a database by up to 60% compared to the cost of running proprietary databases from Oracle, Microsoft or IBM. According to data collected by Forrester Research, the savings average about 50%. Open source databases however still struggle to reach mission-critical enterprise applications because enterprises perceive them to be less secure and stable."

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  1. Wow by qmaqdk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Then you can save 1.5 billion dollars using your own database software...

    Oh, and FP! :)

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    My UID is prime. Hah!
  2. First post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First! And....um....
    (consults book of witty sayings)
    Nah, I got nothing.

  3. WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You are a turd of a human being. Christ was perfect but his most admired quality for me is that he did not wield his beliefs as a weapon to disparage others. You could take a lesson.

  4. Re:Read the article by Almahtar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This doesn't apply to me, therefore is irrelevant. Can't you all see!??! What's wrong with you people?!?