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To be fair, the $20K would add some features as well because of what MSSQL offers vs MYSQL. I just want to look at all options. And massive +1 for PERT:-)
To be fair, they are willing to do open source as well, they just recommended something that they are familiar with and I can't blame them for that, PostgreSQL is sounding better and better though.
We are a non-profit, not a charity, so I know that we don't qualify for many programs. I will try MS though and see if they can help us. I know that many other vendors wouldn't give us a deal.
Thanks for the awesome feedback, and its great to hear from someone from ESRI.
I like the PostgreSQL option that is being outlined here, and if there is a strong community then that is even better.
Thanks for the +1 for mysql, it could save some headaches. My devs feel that they are up to the task of writing some functions, but they feel that MS does make it easier. In terms of the moral issues, I can't just stuff them, but I won't let them kill my budget either.
Awesome thanks for your insight. It's great to hear from someone who has applied this in a similar situation. I think PostgreSQL is definitely worth a detailed look.
Great thanks! I think that the happy medium for our situation would be non-MS/Oreacle but not fully custom either. I definitely have some reading to do:-)