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What does an Oracle audit look like? This one certainly wasn't pretty

• PhantomGremlin 11y ago
  It's a pity that the article didn't mention what I'm sure is a dirty word to Oracle: PostgreSQL. There are use cases where Postgres isn't appropriate. But there are many use cases where it (or some other cheap/free database) could and should replace Oracle.
  • ketralnis 11y ago
    Why would it? It's an article about a company suing another company over how a licensing agreement should be enforced. It's not an article about alternative software products. It also didn't mention MS SQL or sqlite That's not strange at all.
    • PhantomGremlin 11y ago
      Why would it? Because migrating as many applications as possible away from Oracle is IMO the only prudent action for any company to take in the longer term. Instead of just reporting on the current situation, the article could have provided some value added by suggesting alternatives. Oracle's business model (which it shares with many other companies) is to lock in customers and then to periodically shake them down for as much cash as possible. All IMO of course. This is not the first time I've read of audits like this. Their business model is not "win win", it's (to steal from Goodfellas) "fuck you, pay me". If I were the CTO of a company dependent on Oracle, I'd run away from them as quickly as prudently feasible. This is a new millennium. There are viable alternatives to expensive proprietary database software.