>> moving to SQL Server would cost him would would certainly outweigh his "faster in a free table or DBC" question.
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>He's already stated it's something they are considering. It's my guess that he in a better position to make financial decisions for his company than you are.

Don't take it out of context, Mike. What I said was:

>The speed hit -- not to mention the financial hit -- moving to SQL Server would cost him would would certainly outweigh his "faster in a free table or DBC" question.

His original question was "how do I get more speed?". Sending him to Oracle, SQL Server... these will not answer his question.

jt