Comments on: Multicore move cuts Oracle database cost

Facing Microsoft pressure and new multicore chips, Oracle quietly cuts database prices for some lower-end servers, News.com has learned.

[rbte]

this change was made LAST year

seriously. this is old.

[Shankland]

Reporter responds: No, the per-socket pricing is new

Oracle indeed started making some adjustments to multicore chips in 2005, but the per-socket pricing for SE and SE1 is new. Those changes went into effect in February 2007.

[chuck_whealton]

This was a big mistake, anyway

I think this was a wise move on Oracle's part.

Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com

[Arminsky]

Quad Core has been shipping for a while

This is great news. We received our Intel Quad Core server from Dells last Decemebr. Been waiting for the licensing to drop. Oracel is very smart to do this.

[rajeevgairola]

Number of license for dual core servers

I need a clarification on number of Oracle license required for total 8 processor servers. For two boxes of quad core P550Q server, S1 & S2, housed in a rack. Each has two partitions, A & B. S1A & S2A will have Oracle 10g application server. S1B & S2B will have Oracle 10g EE DB in RAC mode. Please tell me number of Oracle DB & AS licenses required would be, 4 or 3? Keeping in mind Oracle multi-core licensing policy.