Open source databases cheaper than proprietary ones

Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on November 20, 2006

Forrester Research have a new report out saying that open source databases such as MySQL, Ingres and Enterprise DB are cheaper than their proprietary rivals by approximately 60% for databases less than 300GB. Cost here includes staffing, training, hardware, software and so forth, not merely the cost of licencing the software (which in the open source case is typically zero).

While it must be admitted that Forrester Research has been slated for partisanship in the past (and has a business model that encourages outlandish headlines), this is great news. I've not read the report (Forrester which is not freely available).

Coverage at WhatPC?

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		Open source databases cheaper than proprietary ones Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on November 20, 2006 Forrester Research have a new report out saying that open source databases such as MySQL, Ingres and Enterprise DB are cheaper than their proprietary rivals by approximately 60% for databases less than 300GB. Cost here includes staffing, training, hardware, software and so forth, not merely the cost of licencing the software (which in the open source case is typically zero). While it must be admitted that Forrester Research has been slated for partisanship in the past (and has a business model that encourages outlandish headlines), this is great news. I've not read the report (Forrester which is not freely available). Coverage at WhatPC? cheers stuart Databases \| Forrester Research \| Ingres \| MySQL \| open_source \| TCO \| TCO cost economics \| total cost of IT \| Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Stuart's blog Login or register to post comments 5443 reads
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