SQL Server 2012 Licensing Value vs. Oracle Database

The product and licensing changes Microsoft® introduced with Microsoft SQL Server® 2012 may prompt some enterprises to undertake a fresh comparison of SQL Server and Oracle Database licensing costs. Based on their comparison, they may reassess when and where they will use each database given the respective Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the two products.

The purpose of this white paper is to show how SQL Server 2012 can deliver superior licensing value compared to the Oracle Database—in particular in the premium Enterprise Edition SKUs—by comparing the cost to license each in a number of key scenarios.

Enterprises can continue to confidently look to SQL Server for the mission-critical database capabilities they need with a demonstrably favorable license acquisition cost compared to the Oracle Database.

 

You can get the full report from this link