BUSINESS: Oracle strategy
[via Jeremy]
Good analysis from Jeremy about the strategy of Oracle.
Good analysis from Jeremy about the strategy of Oracle.
Trying to put MySQL out of business would be a fairly short-term tactical move. I think Oracle is looking 5 years down the road and seeing what the world looks like as the commoditization of enterprise scale infrastructure software components continues. They're seeing that they "own" a progressively smaller piece of that pie unless they act soon. The rumors of Oracle eyeing JBoss and others are completely in line with this thinking.
If Oracle can become a one-stop shop for folks building the next generation of big business applications, whether or not they use "traditional" Oracle software, the company manages to stay relevant in the new world--and that includes their lucrative consulting services.
Is this reminiscent of IBM's approach to Linux circa 2001? It sure is.
