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"Doesn't cost anything": This is a meme that is largely false. Any large organization will buy support for open source software which can sometimes be actuall
by outside1234 11y ago
"Doesn't cost anything": This is a meme that is largely false.
Any large organization will buy support for open source software which can sometimes be actually more than the cost of a database license (see Datastax and Cassandra).
License, support, take your pick. It takes people to keep systems running.
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- davidgerard 11y agoWe're moving from Oracle to Postgres. From three huge Oracle instances to, pretty much, a cloud of Postgres boxes, a pair per application. Because we can. Oracle is a superlative database, but it's the polar opposite of agile. This turns out to be important.
- scriptproof 11y agoIn the article it is said by moving from Oracle to Datastax support, the cost was down from $500 000 to $90 000. Oracle support has a cost too.