VMware is now part of Broadcom

Re:VMware is now part of Broadcom by NikolaNovak on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @03:44PM (#38384837)

But to me, Oracle is the canonical example of getting nerds while they're young.

In university, I had access to Oracle databases, Oracle manuals, Oracle Linux, etc. Not through some special university approved lab set up - I could just go and download them. Even their acquired software like PeopleSoft etc.

I had NONE of that for DB2 or AIX, for example.

And their respective market share, I believe based on no evidence but strong belief, belies that strategy.

(disclaimer, I guess - I work for IBM, but ironically as an Oracle consultant... the early access really did work :-)

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Re:VMware is now part of Broadcom by phpisthebest on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @03:51PM (#38384918)

Many people have talked about this...

People do know that oracle has ALOT more software then their DB right?

I mean their DB is the least vendor lockin thing they sell.....

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Re:VMware is now part of Broadcom by NikolaNovak on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @06:41PM (#38386847)

Yes, as I said, I spent much of my life around oracle products. Most are freely downloadable for non production purposes.

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