It appears that SQL Server Express is not supported by Jira. Apparently, it will work but warnings are displayed and support from Atlassian is not provided.
Why is SQL Server Express not a supported database platform?
I tend to look at it the other way around. Supporting a database takes effort to test. So any company would want to choose the databases that most of their present and future customers would use. I don't see many SQL Server Express databases in enterprise data centers.
The same concepts apply to why OSX is not a supported OS, even though much of JIRA is written on Macbook Pro laptops.
I can understand that for enterprise customers.
However, I would have to image that there are numerous smaller or younger companies that don't want to put out the expense for a standard SQL Server, Oracle etc. SQL Server Express allows up to 10gb per database and works well for smaller environments. Requiring a relatively expensive database platform increases the base cost of Jira considerably.
Thoughts?
My two cents: Smaller companies can use MySQL or PostgreSQL with JIRA if they want to save money on DBMS.
True, but they may want to move to SQL Server Standard or Enterprise as they grow. This would provide flexibility for budget, etc. They may also have SQL Server in their environment for other applications.
Anway, I know there are other options. I just don't understand any technical reason why it is not supported. If there is a product positioning, marketing or other reason, I would just like to understand.
Thanks!
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