Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/20/2014)
Gary Varga (10/20/2014)
When thinking of costing, we cannot forget what are ongoing costs, year on year, and what are repeated costs, upgrade after upgrade. If we remember this then sometimes the costs appear differently.I think we're seeing less of this. Companies are more often looking to stick with platforms (Windows, SQL , Office, etc) for longer periods of time to avoid upgrade costs and issues. Or they're looking at services like Google Apps or Office 365 to have a steady, known variable cost they can plan on per person.
We still run SQL2K8 here. No reason we can see to upgrade.
That is my point really. Even when upfront licensing costs may appear a little(?) on the high side, spread out over a decade suddenly may not seem such a hit anymore.
I know. I wasn't clear. Back to the day job. 😉
Gaz
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