Re: Windows DBA monitor for UNIX Oracle?

Lisa,

I'm not an expert in this area, so I hope you'll forgive the intrusion. We, too, are beginning to look at DBA tools. We're converting our student records and fees system to Oracle 7 (currently COBOL flat file structures). You didn't mention the fatal flaws with Desktop DBA. Since that product was on my "short" list, could you share your evaluation with us?

Have you considered looking at EcoTOOLS (EcoSystems Business Group, Compuware Corporation)? I can't recommend it (yet, since we haven't completed any evaluations), but it may deserve your consideration.

hth,

jack

> Hi everyone,
>
> We are currently searching for a DBA tool that we can run under
> Windows 3.1 and/or OS/2 to monitor and update databases running on a
> UNIX RS6000. Presently we are evaluating Platinum's Datura Desktop
> DBA. We like the interface and the functionality, but after
> evaluating for only a couple days we have found 2 serious (to us)
> bugs. The ideal tool would have a graphical interface that allows for
> dragging and dropping tables to copy from one database to another,
> monitoring information, a sql area to write & execute sql scripts, and
> basic information on all objects in a database. Any leads to other
> products are greatly appreciated. If you'd like to e-mail to me
> privately I will summarize to the list - if I don't it means that
> no-one has responded privately (as has happened in the past). Thanks,
>
> Lisa
> *
> * Lisa McGrath
> * University of Wisconsin System
> * lmcgrath_at_ccmail.uwsa.edu
> *

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