Juan, did you read the article? http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/story/0,10801,109133,00.html On 3/21/06, Juan Carlos Reyes Pacheco <juancarlosreyesp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The problem I think with this ideas of using another database than the > one you use in all your business. > > Is not the fact of using it, else the f act of using without analyzing > the problems and implications to use another database has. > > If everything is analyzed and planified, this is ok. > > But a CEO saying "x database is cheaper we can start to use it now > instead buying licenses" as if there were not hidden costs on that, is > really a bad idea. > > So you should make your boss think about that and before taking the > decision doing a deeper analysis in details of all what implies a new > database in your network, starting from who is going to be responsible > to investigate about security issues, bugs, usage, etc. etc.. > -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist