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Six alternatives to replace licensed Oracle database options

Bart Sjerps 2017-07-11 Oracle 6 Comments

More and more I hear companies looking into replacing expensive licensed database options with more cost-effective alternatives, for various reasons: simple cost reduction, or avoiding lock-in, or because of other strategic considerations. In order to kickstart the creative thinking, here…

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Five reasons to choose VMware vs Oracle Multitenant

Bart Sjerps 2017-06-13 Oracle, Virtualization 4 Comments

While busy preparing another blogpost on my dedupe analyzer tool, I was triggered to write a quick hotlist of reasons why one would strategically choose VMware virtualization over Oracle multitenant option if the goal is to achieve operational and cost…

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Webcast: How to save on Oracle licensing fees by replatforming on Dell EMC

Bart Sjerps 2017-01-20 General, Oracle No Comments

On Jan 24th, I will host a webcast on Oracle cost optimization via database replatforming. Database license fees drive over 80% of total system cost. Many organizations virtualize their applications, but Oracle is often an exception for a variety of…

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The Zero Dataloss Myth

Bart Sjerps 2012-11-21 General, Various 3 Comments

In previous posts I have focused on the technical side of running business applications (except my last post about the Joint Escalation Center). So let’s teleport to another level and have a look at business drivers. What happens if you…

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POC: Piece Of Cake or Point Of Contradiction?

Bart Sjerps 2011-10-13 General, Oracle, Performance 5 Comments

Every now and then I get involved in Customer Proof of Concepts. A Proof of Concept (POC) is, according to Wikipedia, something like a demonstration of feasibility of a certain idea, concept or theory.  800 total views

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