ORC International Database Manageability and Productivity Cost Comparison Study: Oracle Database 11g Release 2 vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Release 2

This in-depth study compared the ease of deployment and management capabilities of Oracle Database Appliance and Microsoft SQL Server, employing pre-defined tasks and steps that DBAs perform daily or regularly on a high availability platform. For this study, the tools provided out of the box with each platform were the only ones used to complete assigned tasks, and no third-party tools were used. In the few instances where a tool was not available, the task was completed using a SQL command rather than a GUI-based tool.