Yup, SQL Server performance and licensing (!) consultants came out of retirement after MS doubled the licensing costs in 2012. Managers don't like paying for o

Yup, SQL Server performance and licensing (!) consultants came out of retirement after MS doubled the licensing costs in 2012. Managers don't like paying for optimization consultants, but it's the easiest way to both improve current performance and scale a master. Note that Oracle positions MySQL as a replacement for SQL Server, as "moderate-performance databases." :) Source: DBA. https://metrixdata360.com/pricing-series/1500-price-increase-on-sql-server/ https://metrixdata360.com/pricing-series/1500-price-increase...