Comparative analysis of SQL Server and Oracle operating costs

SQL Server and Oracle these two databases, in addition to some technical differences, in the implementation costs are also relatively large differences. The following author on this aspect of content to express some of their views, I hope to be able to communicate with you.

Oracle based Java development, with a lot of open source tool support

One of the biggest differences between SQL Server and Oracle databases is the difference between their application platforms. Now the SQL Server database can only be deployed on Microsoft's operating system. Oracle databases not only support Microsoft's operating system, but also support open source operating systems such as Linux and so on. It is because Oracle databases are developed on the Java technology platform that it is possible to run on cross-platform operating systems.

And because the Java program itself is free and open source, so many program enthusiasts can be on the Java platform to develop some free with the Oracle database good combination of auxiliary tools, such as some report tools and so on. These free open source tools, we can database developers directly to use, can save us a lot of development time and development costs.

However, because SQL Server's development architecture is not based on an open source platform, some third-party tools that support SQL Server databases often need to be charged. This virtually increases the cost of deploying SQL Server databases.

Now many Oracle database developers, in the development of database systems, will be more or less the use of some open source tools. As in the report design, menu design, there are some powerful open source tools. With the help of these open source tools, our database managers can reduce development time exponentially, so as to reduce the cost of development. In this respect, due to the natural advantages of Oracle database, in the Third party tool application, from the cost point of view, has achieved a relatively large advantage.

Second, Oralce provides a lot of tools for charging

These two databases differ significantly from the price of a database. However, when exploiting an Oracle database, it is often necessary to purchase some of the tools it provides. such as Pl*sql and so on. These are the Fee-based database development tools provided by the Oracle database.

However, in other words, these database development tools need to be charged, and the cost is not low. But for most database developers, these tools are really essential. Because of the high availability of these tools, you can greatly reduce the time of database development and reduce the cost of database development. As the author in the development of database applications, has been inseparable from the Pl*sql tool. He in the author to do database maintenance, database development, report production and so on, have played a lot of help. It can be said that most of the database development work can be done on this tool, and more efficient than in other tools.

For SQL Server databases, it is generally only necessary to purchase the database software to develop the application system on this database system. In the database software, it integrates some free database development tools itself. This allows us to develop database applications without having to spend extra money to buy other development tools. In this context, the SQL Server database is dominant.

Oracle-related technicians are worth more

In the talent market, enterprises to recruit the same level of Oracle database development or maintenance talent, often more than other database managers pay higher labor costs. Or, the same level of database management staff, in the application, Oracle database managers often higher price.

On the one hand, Oracle database design is comparatively complex. This also causes Oracle database administrators to pay more than other database administrators, both in database development and in subsequent database maintenance. Moreover, it involves a wider range of knowledge.

Second, Oracle database administrators or developers, while mastering the Oracle database, often need to have some knowledge of open source operating systems such as Linux. This is mainly because many large oralce databases are run on Linux and other operating systems. Jorgong Oracle databases are often not enough. In a nutshell, installing Oralce database software on a Linux system is harder than installing on a Microsoft operating system, environment variables, system kernel parameters, and so on. As a result, ORALCE database management experts are worth more than other database administrators.

Third, in terms of database optimization, Oracle database is more complex, but the effect of optimization is better. Database optimization is a very important work of database development and management personnel. After the database is optimized, the execution efficiency of database and application software will be improved. The more complex the database design, the more obvious the effect of its improvement. The Oralce database provides relatively complex optimization content relative to other databases. If the table space and storage files can be reasonably planned to improve the input and output efficiency; For some large-capacity tables, the ORALCE database provides a large table management model; Oracle databases also offer some suggestions for database optimization in terms of constraints, data types, and query optimization. We can see that the Oralce database is more complex than other databases in terms of database optimization. Therefore, the requirements of the database management staff is also relatively high.

This is why, in general, Oralce database administrators are a bit more valuable than other database administrators.

To sum up, Oracle database implementation costs may be higher relative to other databases. However, one of our comfort is that if we can make full use of some of the existing open source tools, we can greatly reduce the cost of database development and management.

In addition, this does not take into account some of the hidden costs. such as ORALCE database plus Linux server system, compared to SQL Server database plus Windows Server System, stability and security than the former good. Of course, the early conditions are both reasonable configuration. If these hidden risks are taken into account, it is not easy to say who is cheaper when these two database systems are deployed. Because the security and stability of database application, for different enterprises, its value is often different.