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Most enterprise database vendors now charge on a "per-core" basis. There are some OLAP / NoSQL vendors that are moving to a per XX GB Ram model.
by iamtherhino 9y ago
Most enterprise database vendors now charge on a "per-core" basis. There are some OLAP / NoSQL vendors that are moving to a per XX GB Ram model.
- maksimum 9y agoHow are these vendors getting away with this? Is their product/support so much better than open source + third party support, or are they entrenched?
- _ix 9y agoInertia and vendor lock-in are really powerful forces. Previous decision makers chose a Microsoft stack, and those who came before them did the same. Our third party services provider was a staunch Microsoft supporter. Before anyone knew it, we were completely locked in to a Microsoft ecosystem, paying tens of thousands per core for new SQL Server licenses.