Oracle has built a rival computing platform, surrounding its database software with business applications and hardware.

甲骨文相应的也围绕着其数据库软件业务应用和硬件建立了一个计算平台。

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Database systems can be complex pieces of software, especially when they scale to support enterprise-level applications.

数据库系统会成为软件中复杂的部分，特别是在规模扩大到支持企业级应用程序的时候。

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This article explains how to set up multiple DB2 systems on one Linux or UNIX machine and have SAP applications running with different database software installations.

本文解释如何在一台 Linux 或 UNIX 机器上设置多个 DB2 系统，并让 SAP 应用程序与安装的不同数据库软件一起运行。

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Next up, according to Soni, will be the applications and database software that run on top of Linux.

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We expect Oracle to continue to increase its share in the database as well as applications software market.

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In short, Oracle becomes the indirect beneficiary of SaaS applications market growth since these applications require database and middleware software to be deployed on servers.

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