Oracle raised Database License prices in new FY as well Was 30576 Euros per CPU (Enterprise Edition), new prices is 34081, raised almost 11.5% I have customer who also complained that soon after Bea was merged all Bea products license raised up Looks like "grab the money and run" not a very long term strategy :-) -- LSC On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 6:57 PM, kyle Hailey <kylelf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Maybe this is of interest more to the procurement departments and not DBAs, > but I find it intriguing to hear Oracle is increasing the performance pack > pricing from $3000 to $5000 per CPU especially in this economy: > > http://www.cio.com/article/497418/Oracle_Hikes_Prices_on_Database_Options > > Oracle Hikes Prices on Database Options > Oracle has apparently raised the cost of some management options for its > flagship database by 40 percent, according to an official price list dated > July 1. > > Leave a comment (1) > By Chris Kanaracus > > July 16, 2009 — IDG News Service — > > Oracle has apparently raised the cost of some management options for its > flagship database by 40 percent, according to an official price list dated > July 1. > > Processor licenses for the company's diagnostic and tuning packs, as well > as a database configuration management pack, are now US$5,000, up from > $3,500 listed on a 2008 price list. > > The first two products are meant to help database administrators target and > resolve performance problems. The latter tool is used for a range of tasks, > such as tracking database configuration changes and ensuring policy > compliance. > > Agility is SOA Payoff > SPONSORED BY CIO AND IBM > Meanwhile, a processor license for the enterprise edition of Oracle's > database remains priced at $47,500, following a roughly 20 percent increase > last year. > > It wasn't clear Thursday whether other Oracle products also have seen price > hikes. A company spokeswoman could not immediately comment. > > It is also not clear when the increases took place, but the lower prices > were in effect on a price sheet dated Dec. 1, 2008. Oracle posts its updated > price lists on the company's Web site, but does not typically announce when > changes are made. > > Forrester Research analyst Ray Wang said Thursday his firm began examining > the most recent price lists for changes after a sudden swell of chatter from > sources in recent days. > > Although list prices are rarely what customers actually pay for software, > the increases nonetheless raise the starting point for discount > negotiations, and could upset customers prepared to buy new licenses even in > the face of a global recession. > > But there may also be another game afoot, according to Wang. > > By raising list prices for licenses, vendors such as Oracle may simply be > catering to the needs of corporate IT procurement managers, who are under > pressure to get good deals for their employers and whose compensation can be > affected by the level of discount they garner from a vendor, he said. > > When it comes time to negotiate, the vendor simply agrees to a steeper > discount on the now higher-priced product, creating a "win-win" situation > for both sides, Wang said. > > This is a potential problem for IT organizations, Wang added. "If you just > focus on procurement, then you're not focused on the product adoption > strategy." > > Copyright © 2008 IDG News Service. All rights reserved. IDG News Service is > a trademark of International Data Group, Inc. > > Print Comments (1) > Share [+] > READER FEEDBACK > Anonymous Fri, 2009-07-17 05:40 > Why there is big customer reaction when SAP do a minimal hike is > support.... Here Oracle incresed their price astronomially..No one here to > lodge a protest here ??? ..This is too bad > > > Kyle Hailey > http://oraclemonitor.com >