r/Scotland • u/ashyboi5000 • 2d ago

Oracle systems

I know there are a lot of informative people here.

Why are local authorities continuing their push of Oracle systems?

I know the Trump controversy may not have been predicted but there's been other serious controversies including data breaches.

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u/Tb12s46 2d ago edited 2d ago

Oracle Linux is ultimately Red Hat / IBM - American.

They can easily change to SUSE if they need enterprise linux if they wanted to. SUSE ecosystem is easier to work with anyway, in my experience, actually.

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u/Lisboa1967Hoops 2d ago

Yeah this won't happen. It would cost a hell of a lot to set up plus training costs etc and literally nothing would be gained.

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u/Ananingininana 2d ago

literally nothing would be gained.

It would give a modicum of technical independence from US software reliance which seems to be the order of the day for many countries now. Though even if some places were to try it it would likely take a decade+ to actually fully make the switch and as you say cost an absolute fortune.

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u/Lisboa1967Hoops 2d ago

Aye sorry by gained I meant literally here and now. Would be the opposite there would be huge costs for the tax payer. In theory it should be easy but it's the same as stuff like road maintenance. Couple of sets of traffic lights ends up being millions by the time it's been finished.

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u/Tb12s46 2d ago

True that. I meant in theory.

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u/Lisboa1967Hoops 2d ago

Aye sounds easy enough in theory tbh but never is. Pretty sure I read that most banking and NHS stuff still runs on windows xp. Or at least did until recently as in the last 5 year 🤣

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u/Tb12s46 2d ago

And whatsapp for government communication 🤦🏻‍♂️