Where is de OVF deployment like the new vShield products? And why Oracle as only database in the first version?!
No what gets me is how you people continue to rant and rave WITHOUT considering what VM Ware had to do to get to this point.
A) Oracle is a recognized, solid, compatible product. Not seeing a problem there.
B) Stability is KEY to VM Ware success. So they use a streamlined product to get things going. Once they remove other barriers LATER I am sure you will get what you want. As you said "first version". give it time, for crying out loud!
C) YOU are the only ones complaining, and if you think outside the box, you will realize that in order to develop a product you have to NOT only add-in contingency for when other 3rd party products DON'T work, they have to figure a work around. So to get things moving, they adopted Oracle, it works, it's functional, and let's not forget.. Oracle is a PROVEN product, that should be QUITE enough.
BESIDES which you are focusing on the ancillary.. you aren't USING oracle, it's just the database that was chosen to give this product the BEST performance.. thats what you are COMPLETELY overlooking, performance is the KEY NOT convenience. And in this case convenience is installing something that's a standard. OK, so it wasn't included. THINK about what you are saying.. just THINK. Who makes Oracle, eh? VM Ware? uh.. no. Micrsoft.. uh no. It's ORACLE. Maybe Oracle has license limitations (and therefore restrictions on including it with other products) on THEIR product, so that including outdated run times / engines COULD cause issues later, and it has (java for one, isn't included either). So before you go complaining and trying to poke holes.. try just TRY to consider that MAYBE there is a good reason. Not just merely "Oh my gawd, I actually have to install 2 more steps.. oh noes...!!!" It's part of the install, not intended to make extra work for you.
I'm looking forward to 2.0 with as OVF and PostgreSQL database support, without commercial dependencies.
Commercial doesn't mean STANDARD, it means $$$. Did you know Oracle is a FREE product, so technically it's NOT commercial product either, since it's FREE.
