Oracle RAC on Linux or
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, which is cheaper per transaction?
Oracle is Software Vendor number ONE, but any iedea why Oracle
Database is still number one?
Here are some benchmark results that can help you figure out
why:
According to this benchmark test you pay 7 cents less per
transaction with Oracle Database!
But is that the whole story?
If you are CEO, then it is. But as you can see Microsoft SQL
Server 2008 R2 is second and at DBA Consulting I think it is my task to help
you convince why you should choose one product over the other.
In terms of scalability there are choices to be made as well.
Quote:
“In the current economic climate, where value for money is
paramount and IT budgets are being cut, the Microsoft SQL Server database
program represents a wiser investment because it can meet the same requirements
as an equivalent Oracle RAC installation at a much lower cost. The lower cost
is achievable due to advances in hardware technology that make it possible to
meet the resource requirements of most applications by using commodity
hardware, such as multi-core CPUs,” reads an excerpt from the whitepaper.
According to Microsoft, customers that adopt and implement
Oracle RAC following guidance provided by Oracle via the Maximum Availability
Architecture (MAA) need to also pay for Active Data Guard, which adds 4,070.18€
per processor. “An Oracle RAC solution can cost five times more than an
equivalent SQL Server solution that satisfies the same requirements, but does
the Oracle RAC solution provide five times better performance, scalability, and
high availability than SQL Server?” the software giant asks.
Microsoft recommends that customers
themselves deploy and test both Oracle RAC and SQL Server 2008 and draw their
own conclusions. However, this does not stop the Redmond-based company from
emphasizing the limitations of Oracle RAC in specific scenarios, or to debunk
what it refers to as myths and misunderstandings related to the rival offering.
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I am convinced tat both companies offer a quality product,
but from the Benchmark test you van see that you save 7 cents per transaction with
Oracle RAC on HP.
Would be interesting to know how much you would save with Oracle
DB RAC on EXADATA. Benchmark results follow!
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