On: Oracle Announces an In-Memory Technology, At an Ungodly Speed And Cost

Looks like it is designed to compete with the likes of SAP HANA.

And remember that you go with Oracle for more than just technology.

> And remember that you go with Oracle for more than just technology.

Can you explain this? In my experience, you used to go with Oracle for technology but that was about 15 years ago.

Industry acceptance too.

In the heath care industry, it doesn't matter what you make, it doesn't matter how good it is, and it doesn't matter how proven it is.

If you don't say the word "Oracle", you don't get the contract.

Source?

Talk to Judy at Epic and you get a different opinion. Actually, talk to almost anybody I've ever met in my 10 years in healthcare and you'd get a different opinion.

There is a similar vibe in the bits of blue-chip eCommerce i worked in (online operations for big bricks-and-mortar retailers). If you'd proposed a site where the database was MySQL, you would have got a funny look and the door held open for you.

support, integration, etc.

No one ever got fired for choosing IBM or Oracle.