Re: FW: Question on licensing - Dataguard
- From: Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: deen.dayal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:58:09 +0100
Ah yes, my favourite quote from Oracle
> • Backups: Database files of the primary database are stored on tape
> media. In this type of environment, Oracle permits customers to store a back
> up copy of the
> database data on storage devices, such as tapes, without purchasing
> additional licenses.
>
I've always felt this to be wonderful, I can keep my own data as a backup
without paying another license for the software I'd need to access it. How
generous, I was expecting to pay licenses for each of the tapes in the
backup cycle after all.
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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com
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