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Review: Oracle Database 12c

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-it-out dept.

snydeq writes "InfoWorld's Riyaj Shamsudeen offers an in-depth look at Oracle Database 12c, which he calls a 'true cloud database,' bringing a new level of efficiency and ease to database consolidation. 'In development for roughly four years, Oracle Database 12c introduces so many important new capabilities in so many areas — database consolidation, query optimization, performance tuning, high availability, partitioning, backup and recovery — that even a lengthy review has to cut corners. Nevertheless, in addition to covering the big ticket items, I'll give a number of the lesser enhancements their due,' writes Riyaj Shamsudeen. 'Having worked with the beta for many months, I can tell you that the quality of software is also impressive, starting with a smooth RAC cluster installation. As with any new software release, I did encounter a few minor bugs. Hopefully these have been resolved in the production release that arrived yesterday.'"

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  1. Nothing about price? by Njovich · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait what. He wrote a review about Oracle, gave an 8 for value, and didn't mention pricing? Is this some kind of shill or such?

    Even for a shill I would at least expect a line like
    'Yes, a license for a normal octocore setup costs more than your home, but...'
    or 'After going through the 2 hour cost calculation matrix, the resulting price seemed a tad steep, but'

    1. Re:Nothing about price? by jimshatt · · Score: 5, Funny

      A true clown database. Clown storage and clown computing is all the rage these days.

    2. Re:Nothing about price? by Bill+Dimm · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah but is it web scale?

      For those that don't know the joke, it is here.

  2. Ah, terrabytes... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...this earthy smell, I do like it!