Oracle and Linux - A Match Made in Application Heaven

Oracle's status as the number-one database vendor will appeal to corporate customers. Implementation on the Oracle 9i database. The Oracle Cluster File System for Linux runs on the Oracle 9i database. Improved management capability could potentially cut administrative time by 10 to 20 percent. Competitive pricing. The initial purchase price of an Oracle database is higher than that of rival MicrosoftMicrosoft's SQL .NET. However, Oracle 9i databases have maintenance, licensing and security costs that average 25 to 40 percent lower than for the SQL .NET Server, according to customer feedback. CollaborationCollaboration, not carping. Oracle's Linux strategy includes a series of partnerships with Red Hat, DellDell, IBM and Intel. More than 3,500 independent software vendors have add-on products for Oracle's "unbreakable Linux." Alles zu Collaboration auf CIO.de Alles zu Dell auf CIO.de Alles zu Microsoft auf CIO.de

Product Challenges

Linux is still an emerging market. Technical Service and Support. Oracle must strengthen this to convince skeptics. Marketing. Oracle should abandon its anti-Microsoft rhetoric and highlight the positives of its own products. Training. Oracle should invest in a comprehensive program to train its own engineers as well as those of its resellers.

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