Sun Packages MySQL Database With GlassFish App Server

<a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/database/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208801242">InformationWeek</a>

Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

June 27, 2008

1 Min Read
InformationWeek logo in a gray background | InformationWeek

Sun Microsystems wants to take on commercial software providers, including IBM, BEA and Oracle, with a new offering that bundles its MySQL open-source database with its GlassFish application server.The $65,000 per year, flat-fee combo buys an unlimited number of servers across companies with fewer than 1,000 employees -- in other words, those businesses that don't want to invest heavy IT resources to implement an application server and database, according to a Sun VP. The price includes tech support and updates.

The bundle, Sun states, is also a lot less expensive than competitors' offerings over a three-year period. In an apples-to-apples configuration comparison, the vendor says its solution would cost about $240,000, while commercial database/application server offerings would run customers $3 million in licensing fees and maintenance costs.InformationWeek

Read more about:

20082008

About the Author

Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

Never Miss a Beat: Get a snapshot of the issues affecting the IT industry straight to your inbox.

You May Also Like


More Insights