This IDC study provides data and analysis regarding license revenue for the top 10 vendors in the relational database management systems (RDBMS) market, with breakdowns by vendor and vendor within operating environment. It also includes a discussion of the varying product marketing strategies of the top 10 RDBMS vendors.
"The relational database management system (RDBMS) market continues to grow and show interesting dynamism," says Carl Olofson, research vice president for Information Management and Data Integration Software research at IDC. "Although because of its size, the market does not seem to be growing much in percentage terms, there are still opportunities that represent significant money for those willing to pursue them."