David Weintraub <qazwart_at_gmail.com> wrote on 12/31/2008 11:43:53 PM:
> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Stephen P Rufle
> <stephen.p.rufle_at_cox.net> wrote:
> > In another part of this thread people mentioned ClearCase. If David
> > Weintraub is using realistic numbers, that money could probably fund
> > SupoSE quite nicely :)
> >
> > ClearCase license: $40,000
> > Vob Server: $20,000
>
> A ClearCase floating license costs about $4,600 per license and
> includes 12 months of maintenance. Normally, you need about 8 license
> per 10 developers and closer to a 1 to 2 for non developers. Maybe if
> you have an operation in India and one in California, they can share a
> license. Of course, if you use MultiSite, you need to double your
> license cost because you need both a ClearCase license and an
> MultiSite license for every VOB that uses Multisite even if a
> particular user doesn't use MultiSite.
>
> So, only $40,000 for ClearCase licenses would be for a fairly small
shop.
Large shops can get significant discounts, but it is still very pricey...
> And, IBM recommends one full time ClearCase administrator for every 25
users.
I'll have to tell our 4 full-time ClearCase support people they can
only support the first 100 people, not the 4000 they are doing now... :)
(Don't get me wrong, I'm *really* glad I'm not directly supporting CC...)
Kevin R.
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