Oracle buys open-source database firm

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Relax for just a minute: Ok Oracle buys InnoDB. Think about this from Oracle's perspective. They need to get more license sales to Oracle DB. The vast majority of users of MySQL happen to be smaller companies which couldnt afford Oracle. When a company gets large enough where they need more capability than MySQL/InnoDB who do they turn to now? The answer is anybody really - they have no relationship with Oracle so Oracle may not be on their radar. They probably have some kind of relationship with Microsoft just due to the prevalence of its OS so they may just extend that relationship into DB's.
Or they might have a relationship with IBM for hardware so they might just extend that relationship into DB2. Oracle has NOTHING prior to this to get a relationship with a small up and coming company - the SMB business.

Now they do - they can get in on the ground floor. Not with every MySQL user - just the ones that are serious enough to need the advanced capabilities that InnoDB provides. Oh - arent these the very ones that may need to get to the next level of enterprise scalability with all the advances that Oracle has which havent even been thought of for MySQL (and yes there are plenty)?

So will Oracle kill off InnoDB - dont be silly. They want to make it the defacto standard for anyone NOT paying top dollar for an enterprise DB. They want MySQL users to see a Natural progression from MySQL -> MySQL/InnoDB -> Oracle. The only way to do this is build on InnoDB, Build the relationships and be the first choice of DB once the MySQL user grows larger than mysql can handle.

So knock it off with the doomsaying. If I am oracle I see this as an easy way to get in front of thousands of companies who previously didnt care for oracle. There is no way they will kill off that kind of opportunity.

Yes this is a smart move for Oracle - not because it could remove MySQL from the picture but because it puts Oracle inside every serious MySQL shop - especially the ones that are pushing MySQL to the edges of its capabilities.; Posted by: georgef Posted on: 10/11/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use