[SGVLUG] OT: reminder for those who went to MS Heroes event togetSQL NOW

[Chris Louden]

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Charles N Wyble <charles at thewybles.com> wrote:
> Chris Louden wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 2:36 PM, John E. Kreznar <jek at ininx.com> wrote:
>> "BlankReg" <BlankReg at earthlink.net> writes:
>>
>> >>> ... It occurred to me that they might continue to do SQL Server
>> >>> giveaways until they actually ship the product.
>> How can the availability of an open source SQL Server be accelerated
>> so these MS inducements to relapse lose their appeal?
>>
>> > Perhaps if Sun did a widespread marketing campaign on MySQL. Of course
>> > DBAs are a specific group. If not like they could just put commercials
>> > on TV like Apple does.
>
> Um.... let's see. Both Oracle and Cisco do ads for there products during
> prime time. So yes. They could put commercials on TV. :)

They could but its illogical. If your targeting DBAs putting on a TV
commercial for everyone to see would be a waste is all I was saying.
Cisco markets to consumers about having video conferencing everywhere
you go. at least that's all I have seen. Their trying to make their
name a household name so that when the event arises people go with
Cisco. I'm not sure how you would do that with a Data Warehouse ad on
TV.

>
> However MySQL isn't really an alternative to SQL Server. Again as I
> mentioned in my previous e-mail many people immediately jump to the
> conclusion the open source db they know about (MySQL) as a viable
> alternative. Its not. MySQL is great for many things don't get me wrong.
> I use it personally and for places I work.
>
> However when it comes to data warehousing/reporting etc, Bizgres  (based
> on PostGRESQL) is a far better solution.  MySQL works great as a data
> mart in many cases however.
>
> Oracle is way to expensive and the support is absolutely terrible.
>
> So it really comes down to Microsoft SQL/Reporting Services  vs
> BizGres/GreenPlum.
>
> It depends on  whether you want a packaged solution or just a database
> engine and build your own reporting solution.
>
> My preference is to build a custom data warehouse system around a solid
> database platform. Some of the reporting/front end systems are pretty
> nice though.  It all depends on what you need.
>
> Charles
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