After reading all the posts, there doesn't seem to be an Oracle customer in the house.
The clueless leading the blind.
Gee, all of the Oracle databases are on Linux? Duh.
If you've been part of the process in the last 5 years you know that Oracle pushed all it customers to use Linux. If you are investing 7+ figures in a new system, and Oracle favors Linux, how many shops are going to go against Oracle's not so subtle advice? How many shops are going to run Solaris or Windows if Oracle and it's partners push linux?
Is it because Linux was a better solution?
Linux FANBOIs, keep your pants on.
Why Linux? Because Larry hates Bill, is very jealous of all that cash, and doen't want to make Bill any richer.
I am platform agnostic. I either have run, do run, or will run, it all. My shop used to run Oracle on Sun. We migrated to x86 and Linux. 9i is a stable product. 11.5.9 is a POS on Linux and Apache.
Given lessons learned, next time I'll do Oracle on Windows.
Interestingly enough, the latest push from Oracle is to run on Windows. Go figure.
I hear all the Linux fanbois going in to techo-drama mode.
Why? Linux is more secure, stable? Yeah right... Just look at all of the RED HAT Network alerts that flood your mailbox.
Cheaper, Maybe upfront, but over time, cost are about same (Linux fanbois think they should be paid more than their Windows counterparts.)
Faster? Hah. Lets talk about real world use where any increase in transaction processing on the back end is eaten by other latencies and bottlenecks in the ether.
More stable? Hah. I'got NT boxes that have been running for almost 7 years with no issues. If you know what you doing, the platfom wars are moot.
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After reading all the posts, there doesn't seem to be an Oracle customer in the house. The clueless leading the blind. Gee, all of the Oracle databases are on Linux? Duh. If you've been part of the process in the last 5 years you know that Oracle pushed all it customers to use Linux. If you are investing 7+ figures in a new system, and Oracle favors Linux, how many shops are going to go against Oracle's not so subtle advice? How many shops are going to run Solaris or Windows if Oracle and it's partners push linux? Is it because Linux was a better solution? Linux FANBOIs, keep your pants on. Why Linux? Because Larry hates Bill, is very jealous of all that cash, and doen't want to make Bill any richer. I am platform agnostic. I either have run, do run, or will run, it all. My shop used to run Oracle on Sun. We migrated to x86 and Linux. 9i is a stable product. 11.5.9 is a POS on Linux and Apache. Given lessons learned, next time I'll do Oracle on Windows. Interestingly enough, the latest push from Oracle is to run on Windows. Go figure. I hear all the Linux fanbois going in to techo-drama mode. Why? Linux is more secure, stable? Yeah right... Just look at all of the RED HAT Network alerts that flood your mailbox. Cheaper, Maybe upfront, but over time, cost are about same (Linux fanbois think they should be paid more than their Windows counterparts.) Faster? Hah. Lets talk about real world use where any increase in transaction processing on the back end is eaten by other latencies and bottlenecks in the ether. More stable? Hah. I'got NT boxes that have been running for almost 7 years with no issues. If you know what you doing, the platfom wars are moot. "Slashdot. It's like joining a pissing contest in a wind tunnel"