[PetrolMan]

My company nearly had #2 pushed on us. We've been using Postgres and there is no solid reason for us to switch but a consultant came in an suggested Oracle just because all the big boys use it. That argument has a measurable amount of sway for some reason.

[pjlegato]

It's because nobody ever got fired for choosing Oracle. If anything goes wrong with the database, it's Oracle's fault.

The boss finds that proposition attractive, because the alternative with in-house databases is that it's the boss' fault.