VCE chief brands Oracle 'ridiculous, self-serving and non-competitive' on virtualisation

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Chad Sakac rants on his personal blog about Oracle's approach to virtualisation licensing

The boss of EMC-owned VCE has slammed Oracle for what he claims is its "absolutely ridiculous" approach to virtualisation licensing which he says is holding customers hostage. Some industry faces h...

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