The last three years have shown dramatic growth in Microsoft Siebel share, with more than 40 percent of new Siebel purchases now on SQL Server, more than 60 percent on Microsoft Windows for the database operating system, and more than 80 percent on Windows for the application layer. Some of the world’s largest Siebel customers are now choosing SQL Server for their deployments, including MCI, Verizon, Xerox, L’Oreal, SNCF (France’s railway administration), JT International, the Australian Taxation Authority, Novartis-Japan, and Unilever-APAC. Oracle has announced lifetime support for Siebel 7.8 on SQL Server.
This page offers links to information about how Siebel takes advantage of SQL Server 2005, best-practices white papers, training, customer cases, and the most recent Siebel benchmarks showing world-class scalability and total cost of ownership.
