It's the same for Sybase ASE/SQL Anywhere, DB2, Informix, etc. Several hoops to jump through, various registration details (I hit Forgot Password, everytime); big companies with several products and one massive site made of smaller sites to serve the needs of many people and products.
Never fear windows guys and gals, your favourite open source databases that are massively scalable are readily available, and nobody from sales will give you a call to discuss options:
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It's the same for Sybase ASE/SQL Anywhere, DB2, Informix, etc. Several hoops to jump through, various registration details (I hit Forgot Password, everytime); big companies with several products and one massive site made of smaller sites to serve the needs of many people and products.
Never fear windows guys and gals, your favourite open source databases that are massively scalable are readily available, and nobody from sales will give you a call to discuss options:
* https://downloads.mariadb.org
* http://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-do...
(if I put my tongue any further into my cheek I am going to make a hole!)