I think SAP is stealing a lot of Oracles non-db business ATM. From the last few years, all i hear is SAP hosting, SAP consultants, etc. Oracle has taken a backseat, with the only new Oracle software I have seen being their crappy hosted services.
The mayor problem with using open source in the Corp. world, is that many companies put rules such as:
"Any new technology product MUST have a multi million dollar company with 24/7 support available."
It never made any difference that it would be cheaper to hire two or three techs to do the job, as they come from different budgets (CAPEX vs OPEX).
The mayor problem with using open source in the Corp. world, is that many companies put rules such as:
"Any new technology product MUST have a multi million dollar company with 24/7 support available."
It never made any difference that it would be cheaper to hire two or three techs to do the job, as they come from different budgets (CAPEX vs OPEX).