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SQL Server 2005: Finally a contender?
Results as of: 6:21 PM EDT, 20 Aug 2008

1. With SQL Server 2005 Microsoft is going after customers who rely on Oracle and IBM's DB2 for larger or business-critical applications. Which systems are you currently using, and will you move applications traditionally reserved for other systems to SQL Server 2005?
ABCDEF
A: Primarily a SQL Server shop - 45 %
B: Primarily an Oracle shop - 16 %
C: Primarily a DB2 shop - 1 %
D: SQL Server and Oracle - 11 %
E: SQL Server and DB2 - 6 %
F: We use multiple DBMSs - 18 %
2. If you are using Oracle or DB2, will you switch to SQL Server?
ABCD
A: Yes, we're going to switch from Oracle to SQL Server 2005 for some applications. - 22 %
B: Yes, we're going to switch from DB2 to SQL Server 2005 for some applications. - 3 %
C: No, we're sticking with what we have. - 47 %
D: I don't know. - 26 %
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