Microsoft Growth Declines 50 Percent Due to Oracle's Leadership in Database Market

Strategic Insights

May 2, 1999 — 1 min read

Oracle has maintained its leadership position in the database market, with Microsoft's growth declining by more than 50 percent year-over-year. The leadership position of Oracle in the database market has been confirmed by IDC in its 1998 DBMS and RDBMS report. According to IDC, Oracle's RDBMS market share grew to 40.4 percent in 1998, with IBM holding 19.8 percent and Microsoft holding only 5.1 percent.

Key Takeaways:

Oracle's RDBMS market share grew to 40.4 percent in 1998, solidifying its leadership position in the database market.
IBM held 19.8 percent of the RDBMS market share, while Microsoft held only 5.1 percent, despite being a major player in the industry.
Oracle's dominance in the database market is evident in its strong showing on both Unix and Windows NT platforms, with a market share of 60 percent on Unix and 46 percent on Windows NT.
Microsoft's SQL Server continued to decline, posting a 7 percent drop to 29 percent in market share.
Oracle's leadership in the database market has significant implications for the competitiveness of the company, with Chuck Rozwat, senior vice president of Server Technologies at Oracle Corp, stating that "Oracle is number one on NT and number one on Unix. That's why most e-business runs on Oracle databases."

Statistics:

Oracle's RDBMS market share grew to 40.4 percent in 1998.
IBM held 19.8 percent of the RDBMS market share.
Microsoft held only 5.1 percent of the RDBMS market share.
Oracle's market share on Unix was 60 percent, while IBM's DB2 showed only 9 percent.
Oracle's market share on Windows NT was 46 percent, while Microsoft SQL Server posted a 29 percent market share.

Sources:

IDC's 1998 DBMS and RDBMS report
Dataquest's database market report for 1998
Oracle Corporation's press release (April 29, 1999)
Oracle Corporation's website (http://www.oracle.com)

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