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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. Re:enterprises also want by Ex-MislTech · · Score: 0, Troll

    Where I worked in a enginering support environment with a oracle front end
    we came up with a couple of different new names for oracle.

    1. Orsuckle

    2....

    O=Obtuse
    R=RAM
    A=Abusing
    C=Corrupting
    L=Lame
    E=Executible

    But at the time they didn't want to risk anything else , and so shelled out
    $1 million USD a year dutifully, though that was 7 years ago...and I moved on.

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