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I agree completely, Windows isn't that expensive (look at the difference in EC2 pricing) but SQL Server is where they get you. It's not Oracle bad, but for a sm
by javery 17y ago
I agree completely, Windows isn't that expensive (look at the difference in EC2 pricing) but SQL Server is where they get you. It's not Oracle bad, but for a small startup it might as well be.
- ams6110 17y agoI haven't really paid attention recently, but at a conference several years ago a former Microsoft sales rep said that nearly every "enterprise" product they sold required accompanying SQL Server licenses.
- StrawberryFrog 17y agoMost "enterprise" products are complex enough to need some complex backing store. A SQL server database is a natural choice for this in the MS world. Even TFS (source control and associated work item tracking, kitchen sink, etc.) is backed by one. This is not a bad thing, (e.g. you get atomic transactions from the DB), but it's interesting that most other source control systems are not backed by any relational database.
- gaius 17y agoA small startup would sign up to the BizSpark programme, tho'.
- javery 17y agoI am a BizSpark member and network partner and I agree it's a good program. The problem is that it's only for 3 years, so you still need to keep costs in mind.