tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757447.post5610198722773666066..comments2023-10-31T11:07:30.022-04:00Comments on Dwaine Snow's Thoughts on Databases and Data Management: Oracle Drops Development on ItaniumDwaine Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372997952318701599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757447.post-77902657539276652082011-03-28T21:44:21.766-04:002011-03-28T21:44:21.766-04:00Nothing really strange about it. Itanium is a smal...Nothing really strange about it. Itanium is a small and shrinking market. Check the numbers on wikipedia. It makes good business sense to drop support if the profit doesn't justify the the cost. There are more cost effective 64-bit server configurations out there and customers are moving to them.curdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17146206272809335115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757447.post-79903687297273351172011-03-28T11:41:26.952-04:002011-03-28T11:41:26.952-04:00DB2 is a superior database to Oracle, which is a m...DB2 is a superior database to Oracle, which is a mixture of Corruption-based selling (at least in the Third World) and 'Voodoo Science' (as described by the Late and Great Guido Sohne - http://cd3wd.com/GuidoSohne/ ). Do not I think migrate to SQL Server - choose DB2. But dont think I am anti-Oracle - I have only a good experience of the database - I guess Larry is the man behind these strange commercial manoeuvres....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106470746792640331noreply@blogger.com