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Microsoft: No more five-year waits for SQL Server | |
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| Time: 13:11 EST/18:11 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: John Quigley | ||
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Microsoft's SQL Server development team learned a hard lesson from its work on SQL Server 2005: Customers do not want to wait five years for an upgrade. From now on, a new development regime called the Software Reengineering Initiative will ensure that releases ship every two years whether new features are ready or not, said Mark Souza, who heads the SRI team. For many customers who signed up for Microsoft's Software Assurance licensing model in the summer of 2002, the wait for SQL Server 2005 has been particularly painful. One of the touted benefits of Software Assurance was that the cost of upgrades would be covered, but as some analysts pointed out at the time, this deal carried a potential sting for customers. | ||
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| #1 By 3653 (63.162.177.143) at 11/16/2005 3:37:08 PM |
| montana - much of the software assurance cost is for ongoing support, not necessarily for the NEXT VERSION. |
| #2 By 7754 (65.27.90.2) at 11/17/2005 1:34:01 AM |
| I'm not sure I understand the "ongoing support" argument, either. I realize SA offers more than just new version rights, but what kind of "support" ("maintenance" in the article) are you getting, exactly? It's not like you can't download product updates without SA. If you had SA on SQL Server alone, what exactly does SA offer in addition to new version rights? |
| #3 By 3653 (63.162.177.143) at 11/21/2005 3:59:01 PM |
| i mean the type of support you need to support a system 100% of the time. when the shit hits the fan and you need the manufacturer to help out. |
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