http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2006/02/21/mysql-makes-an-acquisition/ Open Source > Linux > LQ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2006/02/21/mysql-makes-an-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Anonymous Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:27:06 +0000 http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2006/02/21/mysql-makes-an-acquisition/#comment-228 Thanks for the feedback duliano. I'll fully admit that the SAP and Oracle space is not a place I have a lot of expertise. I'm more of an outsider looking in and making observations. I will comment on your fourth point though. The fact that SAP is both a partner and a competitor doesn't change a lot to me. Both Microsoft and Oracle have worked in the past to either destroy or absorb companies they had a partnership/competitor relationship with and I don't see why it wouldn't happen again. I'm always interested in a different perspective though and would be interested in any addition insight you may have. --jeremy Thanks for the feedback duliano. I'll fully admit that the SAP and Oracle space is not a place I have a lot of expertise. I'm more of an outsider looking in and making observations. I will comment on your fourth point though. The fact that SAP is both a partner and a competitor doesn't change a lot to me. Both Microsoft and Oracle have worked in the past to either destroy or absorb companies they had a partnership/competitor relationship with and I don't see why it wouldn't happen again. I'm always interested in a different perspective though and would be interested in any addition insight you may have.
–jeremy

]]> http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2006/02/21/mysql-makes-an-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Anonymous Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:02:27 +0000 http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2006/02/21/mysql-makes-an-acquisition/#comment-227 I am not sure you fully understand the "battle" between SAP and Oracle. First, this "battle" is about platform or technical stack dominance within the enterprise, not about CRM or even database technology such as MaxDB. Second, MaxDB is only a database platform for one small component of SAP's SCM (Supply Chain Managment) product, called LiveCache. Which is used as RAM based datastore to enable very fast calculations on data for Demand Planning. Third, SAP is built to be as OS and DB independent as possible so just about all of SAP's software packages run on Oracle, DB2, DB390, SQL Server, MaxDB, and even Informix. Fourth -- and please keep this in mind. Oracle is not just a competitor with SAP, it is a key partner as well. Over half of SAP's installations (even more for very large customers) run on the Oracle database. Just a different perspective on the "battle" between giants I am not sure you fully understand the “battle” between SAP and Oracle. First, this “battle” is about platform or technical stack dominance within the enterprise, not about CRM or even database technology such as MaxDB. Second, MaxDB is only a database platform for one small component of SAP's SCM (Supply Chain Managment) product, called LiveCache. Which is used as RAM based datastore to enable very fast calculations on data for Demand Planning. Third, SAP is built to be as OS and DB independent as possible so just about all of SAP's software packages run on Oracle, DB2, DB390, SQL Server, MaxDB, and even Informix. Fourth — and please keep this in mind. Oracle is not just a competitor with SAP, it is a key partner as well. Over half of SAP's installations (even more for very large customers) run on the Oracle database.
Just a different perspective on the “battle” between giants

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