[TriLUG] ROI moving gov to Linux?

[Warren Myers via TriLUG]

If you had pgsql devs and DBAs, sure

Odds are, though, you don't.


SQL Server and Sybase diverged 23 years ago with SQL Server 6.0 in 1995, 
completely eliminating any remnants of Sybase code 10 years later in 
2005. /Technically/ "Sybase" doesn't exist anymore (as of 2014 when SAP 
dropped the name) ... but you still see it some places.

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Warren Myers

On 18-09-06 12:08, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 11:55 AM, Warren Myers via TriLUG
> <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>> Because SQL Server is better than Oracle, DB2, and Sybase - that's why :)
>>
>        I've always thought MSSQL is an offspring of sybase...
>
>> Plus, with built-in tie-ins to Visual Studio, AD, etc, it's a simple choice
>> for many organizations.
>>
>> The only FLOSS DB that can really compete with SQL Server is PostgreSQL (I
>> know about MySQL and MariaDB - they are different beasts). And if you don't
>> already have the expertise on it, it's going to be a lot cheaper to just
>> leverage all your SQL Server DBAs and devs than to find ones who can work
>> with pgsql
>>
>        Isn't the opposite of this argument -- if you have postgresql
> DBAs and devs already -- also valid?
>
>> ---
>> Warren Myers
>>
>> On 18-09-05 13:58, Charles Fischer via TriLUG wrote:
>>> I think Apple used one of the BSDs for their Mac OS, not Linux.  Small nit
>>> pick.
>>>
>>> As for moving to FOSS, I would pick expensive back office software to
>>> replace first.  Why anybody starts a project with Microsoft's SQL is
>>> beyond
>>> my capability to understand.  There are at least three open source
>>> databases that can replace Microsoft SQL.  I would also go after most if
>>> not all of the Microsoft Servers.  Expect a lot of push back from those
>>> who
>>> only know Microsoft.  Expect help from those who run Linux at home.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>> Charles Fischer
>>
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