RDBMS

The database could well be at the center of our living world. Almost every application needs one. And as applications get consolidated, you need more robust and scalable ones at that.

Ever since we introduced this category in 1997, Oracle has been the winner. This year is no exception. Oracle wins this year as well, with its closest rival, MS SQL, at a UPI of just 30%.

My SQL comes in at 9% and is something of a surprise, coming ahead of IBM DB2 at 6%.

The reasons given for the choice of each of the three top brands are the same-good-quality products and satisfaction with the use of the products. Oracle has a stronghold in the North and West, though it also got a large number of votes from the South. It is companies with an IT spend of over Rs one crore that gave Oracle its push, even though companies with a lesser spend also gave it a large number of votes.

In terms of verticals, banking and finance, government departments, research institutes and services gave it the maximum votes, though other verticals also gave it a large number of votes.

The story with MS SQL is that it got its maximum votes from the South, from companies with an IT spend of between Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh and from

BPOs.

Easy availability and satisfaction with performance were the primary reasons for those who opted for My SQL to do so.



Oracle users seem to be extremely loyal to it, with 95% wanting to continue using the product.

23% of MS SQL users say that they will shift to Oracle.

In our earlier years, MS FoxPro appeared in this category, but now that it has been integrated into MS

VisualStudio, it doesn’t appear in the RDBMS category this year.

In current usage also Oracle is tops, followed by MS SQL. DB2 and My SQL is in the third place here.