July 5, 2005 at 8:21 am
I love to see those quotes. This one is from Jean S. Bozman, vice president for enterprise computing at IDC and it gets better. It's on Information Week,
"From an IT perspective, there is as much spending on Windows as there is on Unix"
Now the Linux guys might complain and say that it's because Windows cost more and that it's already embedded in the Enterprise. True to an extent, but the bottom line is the money is being spent on Windows instead of Linux. And to be fair, Linux for servers is growing faster than either Unix or Windows, it's just that the installed base is much smaller, so it hasn't registered as highly on the survey yet. But I'm sure it will.
In the meantime, it seems like things are going as I mostly expect that they would. If you are Windows shop, you are still buying Windows servers. There's too much history, staffing skills, and comfort going with Windows and all the hype and other claims aren't enough to make you switch. Likewise if you're a Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, etc. shop, you are probably still going with those OS for servers in many cases, but as you expand, you're probably looking at Linux.
In the meantime, the latest survey of databases, which is important here because we're database guys, has IBM and Oracle in a statistical tie for the lead, around 34%, and Microsoft around 20%. I'm not sure those numbers have changed that much, except for DB2 floundering a bit with Oracle gaining some market share. The past year has seen quite a bit of press and marketing from IBM, so it is a little surprising, but the grid computing from Oracle might have overwhelmed this a bit. With DB2 being less expensive, if you're looking for a Unix database and aren't ready to try MySQL or PostgreSQL, than DB2 is a good choice.
For those of us that run SQL Server, I think things are looking up. More server spending on Windows, a new release of the database, and a paradigm shift for database programming are starting to make 2006 look like THE year for SQL Server DBAs.
Steve Jones
July 6, 2005 at 2:47 pm
Steve,
Do you mean spendings or usage when quoting the database survey "IBM and Oracle in a statistical tie for the lead, around 34%, and Microsoft around 20%." ?
If we are talking about the price, then Oracle is the most expesive in my understanding, then SQL server then DB2, so the $$ numbers may not relect actual usage. (For those who read between lines I am talking about the number of datbases that needs to be supported by SQL Server DBAs, means jobs)
I also don't understand why IMB on the pricing page compares DB2 Express Edition with SQL Server Standard Edition
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/db2express/pricing.html
Thanks
Yelena
Regards,Yelena Varsha
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