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    Oracle Solaris

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AOracle Solaris is a Linux operating system which was originally developed by Sun Microsystems and became an Oracle product after the acquisition of Sun in 2010.

    $1,000

    per year

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    Oracle Solaris
    Editions & Modules
    1 Year Subscription
    $1,000.00
    per year
    Offerings
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    Oracle Solaris
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Oracle Solaris
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
    Chose Oracle Solaris
    Oracle Solaris is Scalable, have a good patching capability and secure by default. You want to have something that's up and running and stable, something that's not going to crash. But if we do have an issue, we can get somebody for technical support who can help us work …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Solaris
    We make business decisions on a case by case basis but on the whole, our larger mission-critical databases run on Oracle.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Solaris
    We also use Linux in our shop. Linux is capable, and a very good OS. Solaris was chosen because we can afford it. Again Linux is capable, but Linux is a disruptive technology i.e. it is a "good enough" Unix.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    Oracle Solaris
    Small Businesses
    CentOS Linux
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM AIX
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Oracle Solaris
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle Solaris
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    Oracle Solaris is great due to the fact that it actually is meant for high-end servers. Supports a wide range of hardware. The Stability of the solution is great. The documentation does not support some solutions, and there are no other options. Most of the product is still command-line, despite the fact that they've got a graphical user interface in some areas. For some reason, core administration is still done via command-line.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Live update for patching in conjunction with the package management functions. This ability to rollback is very convenient.
    • dTrace
    • Built in compliance testing.
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • Takes time to learn.
    • Integration into Microsoft's Active Directory.
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    Usability
    Oracle
    You need to take the time to learn it. It is a massive product.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    The support teams are well trained and responsive. Patches are rolled out regularly and are easy to deploy and backout.
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    Stress testing and timing is key. You need test systems that mirror the live environments. User testing must be reflected in peak loads.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    Oracle Solaris is Scalable, have a good patching capability and secure by default. You want to have something that's up and running and stable, something that's not going to crash. But if we do have an issue, we can get somebody for technical support who can help us work through the problems.
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • It just runs like a top, this mean TCO is low
    • We've not had issues with Solaris running on Sparc.
    • Reliability is above reproach.
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