Re: 11.50.xC4 Compression with workgroup edition?

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@serendipita.com>wrote: > Ron MacNeil wrote: > > And don't forget that compression is free for with SQL Server 2008 > > Enterprise edition. Why is it at the very least not free for IDS > > Enterprise? > > I reckon IDS shoudl be competing with SQL Server, not Oracle. But the > pricing is set to compete with Oracle. > > -- > Cheers, > Obnoxio The Clown > > http://obotheclown.blogspot.com > > The way that IDS is being marketed I'd say that you're correct. I've seen how Oracle can present themselves to an organization and I must say they were able to absolutely impress everyone, even longtime Oracle critics. The feature set, price, their commitment to the products that they sell felt the strongest and they will go out of their way to help the little guy. There is a very good reason why Oracle has grown to the size that it is. So at the very least, IDS needs to lead with it's base feature set. Charging extra for LBAC, continuous availability, and now compression? Is that a way to lead?