Jan 14, 2021 5:00 AM PT
Since the 1970s there s been a steady decline in the number of free-standing relational database companies until only Oracle remains. Familiar names like Sybase, Ingres, Informix, MySQL, SQL Server and others are either out of business or have been acquired.
So, it would be reasonable to believe that the database market has commoditized, and that one relational DB is as good as another (plus or minus), though today Oracle has the dominant share of the market. But if commoditization was true a few years ago, it s certainly not now.
In the recent past, lost market share, technology hiccups, and a minor rebellion among users over pricing and related policies aimed at Oracle, helped to launch a new generation of databases from startups and well-heeled competitors like Amazon.
Jan 14, 2021 5:00 AM PT
Since the 1970s there s been a steady decline in the number of free-standing relational database companies until only Oracle remains. Familiar names like Sybase, Ingres, Informix, MySQL, SQL Server and others are either out of business or have been acquired.
So, it would be reasonable to believe that the database market has commoditized, and that one relational DB is as good as another (plus or minus), though today Oracle has the dominant share of the market. But if commoditization was true a few years ago, it s certainly not now.
In the recent past, lost market share, technology hiccups, and a minor rebellion among users over pricing and related policies aimed at Oracle, helped to launch a new generation of databases from startups and well-heeled competitors like Amazon.
Oracle Recognized in Recently Released Gartner Reports
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Today Oracle announced that its Autonomous Database, released just two years ago, was recognized by Gartner in its recently published cloud database market reports. Oracle Autonomous Database scored highest in all four Use Cases in the 2020 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Operational Use Cases report. Additionally, Oracle is a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems.
Gartner defines Cloud Database Management Systems (DBMS) as a fully provider-managed public or private cloud software system that manages data in cloud storage. These database cloud management systems include specific optimization strategies designed for supporting traditional transactions and/or analytical processing covering specific use cases. Gartner also includes Oracle s unique Autonomous Database Cloud@Customer offering i