Just look at this: Data Guard, 2 servers, each 4 CPU's. EE required, 8 * 25k = 200K. Active Data Guard can 'justify' the extra license cost for a standby. Active Data Guard, yes, if another 8 * 5K = 40K is donated...... 140K for an extra server. ough Regards, Carel-Jan === If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. (Derek Bok) === > It might actually be a good idea IF the price on EE itself is reduced. > > On 8/15/07, Connor McDonald <mcdonald.connor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> One initial area of disappointment in 11g is that pretty much every >> "significant" new feature is now an extra cost option.... >> >> Real Application Testing >> Advanced Compression >> Total Recall >> Active Data Guard >> >> >> > > > -- > Alex Gorbachev, Oracle DBA Brewer, The Pythian Group > http://www.pythian.com/blogs/author/alex http://www.oracloid.com > BAAG party - www.BattleAgainstAnyGuess.com > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l