Article: HP Wins Oracle Lawsuit
By: David Kanter (dkanter.delete@this.realworldtech.com), August 1, 2012 5:53 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
> I can't possibly see how. What
> would be the FLOSS alternative to Oracle's databases? Keep in mind that part of
> the issue is the nature and state of Itanium support itself. it seems to me as
> though trying to ramp a non-Oracle FLOSS alternative in an x86 environment in
> just a few years would be challenging; trying to ramp an Itanium code base for
> that product sounds...
The database isn't the real problem. Postgres is a totally viable alternative and is used in a surprising number of enterprise deployments. It even has an Oracle compatibility mode.
The real issue is all the applications like Peoplesoft, etc. etc. Those are quite hard to replace.
David
> would be the FLOSS alternative to Oracle's databases? Keep in mind that part of
> the issue is the nature and state of Itanium support itself. it seems to me as
> though trying to ramp a non-Oracle FLOSS alternative in an x86 environment in
> just a few years would be challenging; trying to ramp an Itanium code base for
> that product sounds...
The database isn't the real problem. Postgres is a totally viable alternative and is used in a surprising number of enterprise deployments. It even has an Oracle compatibility mode.
The real issue is all the applications like Peoplesoft, etc. etc. Those are quite hard to replace.
David