Microsoft's first-half share grew when examining the value of deals closed by the company's channel partners. The numbers tell the tale: Microsoft partners closed 47.1 percent of all SMB database dollars through the channel -- more than twice that of second-place Oracle.
Once again, Oracle had the largest average transaction size, $65,980 and nearly twice that generated by Microsoft resellers.
Michael Kraner, CEO of Primary Support, a SQL Server reseller, said Microsoft has always provided his company with whatever resources it needs to work with the vendor's database product. "Anything we need from Microsoft to close deals, they are there to help us," he said.
