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An updated cost analysis of the company's database team versus third party vendors rests mainly with the limited feedback from the outsourcing companies. Very few companies are willing to share information with students as they do not get anything out of participating in the research. The information we have found out so far is very subjective, and is backed up by limited data. Due to the time constraint given for this project, some of our questions will remain unanswered.
 * Metrics and measurements
 * What are pricing models based on? (schema, instance, or service)
 * Oracle vs. SQL
 * Is the cost for the two based on size or complexity?
 * What do outsourcers look at when determining their costs?
 * Best practices
 * Role of a DBA (remote vs. database)
 * Technologies (Oracle vs. SQL)

Pricing models are a debatable topic in the IT industry. They differ from a company to company, and currently there is no set industry standard based model. Even software providers are uncertain of the optimum model to base their prices on. For example, a small software development company will charge users a one-time fee with the support and updates to the purchased. However, another company could use a completely different model and charge it’s customers for support activities separately when problems with the product occur. The IT world has a long way to go in determining what to charge and how based on the quality of the work provided.

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