So much legacy still runs on it. I've seen many projects at the top of very very large companies (think telcos) that still use Oracle DB. The cost to upgrade these systems with full end to end testing is not worth the investment. Every system I've seen that has this setup is extremely archaic in every way. We're talking java applets in the browser to show a form where you choose options that compose a query in the background and every option you would want is in the interface, however there is no direct query access. Imagine creating a UI that represents everything you can possibly do in a sql query, building it in a java applet, and powering it with a database that costs a buttload of money.
Also oracle has a very large reach with salesforce so I've seen many former employees pitch oracle products heavily. Seems like once you work there you're part of the forever cult of ellison.
> Seems like once you work there you're part of the forever cult of Ellison.
Not just working at Oracle. Once Oracle bought Sun our Oracle DBAs started relentlessly agitating for us to buy SPARC servers because they were now the best, obviously, and a failure to use them meant we clearly were doing it wrong.
I can understand why. They specialize in a very niche product and their entire worth to the tech industry is based on the adoption of that product. I get it, but I dont like it.
Also oracle has a very large reach with salesforce so I've seen many former employees pitch oracle products heavily. Seems like once you work there you're part of the forever cult of ellison.