Staying on OpenVMS or Migrating to Linux: A Strategic Cost Comparison

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stockresearcher · 3h ago

The database situation on OpenVMS may force a number of migrations that otherwise wouldn’t pencil out.

I understand that Mimer SQL exists, but if people are already going to be migrating away from Ingres or Oracle, perhaps they will choose to just get rid of OpenVMS at the same time.

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Staying on OpenVMS or Migrating to Linux: A Strategic Cost Comparison

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