Comments on: Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/05/30/open-source-shapes-up-as-rival-to-oracle/ Jeff Nolan's take on investment, innovation, entrepreneurship and the technology industry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/05/30/open-source-shapes-up-as-rival-to-oracle/comment-page-1/#comment-2432 Mark Tue, 30 May 2006 22:00:52 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/05/30/open-source-shapes-up-as-rival-to-oracle/#comment-2432 fair point on the definition of the market yeah, projections i've seen are for a higher figure for the 4th quarter. but, keep in mind, db license growth for the last two quarters has been 5% and 1% (Q2 & Q1 respectively). fair point on the definition of the market

yeah, projections i’ve seen are for a higher figure for the 4th quarter. but, keep in mind, db license growth for the last two quarters has been 5% and 1% (Q2 & Q1 respectively).

]]> By: Jeff http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/05/30/open-source-shapes-up-as-rival-to-oracle/comment-page-1/#comment-2429 Jeff Tue, 30 May 2006 21:50:37 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/05/30/open-source-shapes-up-as-rival-to-oracle/#comment-2429 wonder what is included in their definition of the RDBMS market? If IDC is counting everything from cell phone database to large enterprise systems then I could see the disparity. Another factor to consider is how much of Oracle's business comes in the 4th quarter. wonder what is included in their definition of the RDBMS market? If IDC is counting everything from cell phone database to large enterprise systems then I could see the disparity. Another factor to consider is how much of Oracle’s business comes in the 4th quarter.

]]> By: Mark http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/05/30/open-source-shapes-up-as-rival-to-oracle/comment-page-1/#comment-2427 Mark Tue, 30 May 2006 21:38:39 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/05/30/open-source-shapes-up-as-rival-to-oracle/#comment-2427 Another interesting tidbit from the article: "The RDBMS software market grew 9.4 percent last year to a $14.6 billion global market, according to IDC. " If memory serves, Oracle grew db license revenue 5% last quarter (Q3 '06). just a little more then half the rate of the overall market Another interesting tidbit from the article:
“The RDBMS software market grew 9.4 percent last year to a $14.6 billion global market, according to IDC. ”

If memory serves, Oracle grew db license revenue 5% last quarter (Q3 ’06). just a little more then half the rate of the overall market

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