RE: [tlug] Business applications of Linux

[patrick.niessen@example.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: e_davies@example.com [mailto:e_davies@example.com] 
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 11:22 AM
> To: tlug@example.com
> Subject: Re: [tlug] Business applications of Linux
> 
> 
>  
> > Hi,
> > I recently came across an article which said that lot of companies 
> > were switching to Linux in Japan. I was just wondering what 
> kind  of 
> > applications might be used and what  areas Linux is being 
> used in the 
> > companies. I would appreciate any input.
> 
> I'm contracting as a 'database engineer' and I recently 
> convinced my client, a medium-sized company, to upgrade thier 
> DBs from Oracle8i on HP-UX to Oracle9i on Linux servers 
> (Miracle Linux).
> 
> 

What was the reason for the switch?  Cheaper Hardware or Software License?
OS consolidation?