Comments on: Open Source Acquisitions: Sun, MySQL Merger. Open Source Sinergy? http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/01/24/open-source-acquisitions-sun-mysql-merger-open-source-sinergy/ Where Free Software meets Businessequally critical of proprietary and open source myths,advocating software choice beyondmarketing and romanticism Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:35:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Roberto Galoppini http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/01/24/open-source-acquisitions-sun-mysql-merger-open-source-sinergy/#comment-237037 Roberto Galoppini Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:05:14 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/01/24/open-source-acquisitions-sun-mysql-merger-open-source-sinergy/#comment-237037 I agree with you Carlo, there is a huge difference between the two distribution channels. Sun's channel today is delivering products plus standardized support services, while MySQL's ecosystem deploy web applications tailored on specific users' needs. As a result I see little chance for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-selling" rel="nofollow">cross-selling</a> opportunities, consider that MySQL runs on a lot of platform, as also Jonathan Schwartz highlighted. About the grid-database it could possibly happen and make sense, but it is not going to help partners anyway. I agree with you Carlo, there is a huge difference between the two distribution channels. Sun’s channel today is delivering products plus standardized support services, while MySQL’s ecosystem deploy web applications tailored on specific users’ needs. As a result I see little chance for cross-selling opportunities, consider that MySQL runs on a lot of platform, as also Jonathan Schwartz highlighted.

About the grid-database it could possibly happen and make sense, but it is not going to help partners anyway.

]]> By: Carlo Daffara http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/01/24/open-source-acquisitions-sun-mysql-merger-open-source-sinergy/#comment-236952 Carlo Daffara Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:11:44 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/01/24/open-source-acquisitions-sun-mysql-merger-open-source-sinergy/#comment-236952 There is a strong difference in selling approach between Sun and MySQL. While Sun traditionally leverages its hardware business to provide complete service packages (hw+sw+support), MySQL traditionally leverages its strong developers community to monetize mission critical deployments from the bottom. I suspect that Sun may have bought MySQL mainly to prevent competitors reaching it first (and potentially killing it in the process); this way the advantage of a lower price per database deployed can continue to be converted into preserved hardware margins. The idea that MySQL can be converted into a "grid database" in a way similar to Amazon's SimpleDB is not convincing, and may make sense only if Sun intend to relaunch its grid initiative (at lower prices) offering the supported MySQL, OpenSolaris and apache in preconfigured means. There is a strong difference in selling approach between Sun and MySQL. While Sun traditionally leverages its hardware business to provide complete service packages (hw+sw+support), MySQL traditionally leverages its strong developers community to monetize mission critical deployments from the bottom. I suspect that Sun may have bought MySQL mainly to prevent competitors reaching it first (and potentially killing it in the process); this way the advantage of a lower price per database deployed can continue to be converted into preserved hardware margins. The idea that MySQL can be converted into a “grid database” in a way similar to Amazon’s SimpleDB is not convincing, and may make sense only if Sun intend to relaunch its grid initiative (at lower prices) offering the supported MySQL, OpenSolaris and apache in preconfigured means.

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