Oracle's Database Machine: For Many It'll Be Much Pricier Than First Touted
Analysts and competitors say Oracle's Larry Ellison used overly aggressive assumptions for its pricing.
What if users are scared off by the Database Server's price and are interested in adding just Exadata Storage Servers one by one?
Ellison hadn't disclosed the price during launch, but Monash estimates based on Oracle price sheets that a lone Exadata costs about $150,000, of which about $120,000 is attributable just to the storage software licenses for the 12 drives.
For these reasons, Lea says Teradata has no plans to cut its prices in the wake of the Database Machine announcement.
Colon, meanwhile, says that it was far too early to recommend the Database Machine to anyone.
"This needs to play out a little better, to see what unforeseen costs may arise," he said. "Let the announcement and the mood stabilize a bit, let the pricing become formalized, analyze it, and then maybe make an investment."
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