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RE: Would you allow this?

From: Cole, Bill <bcole_at_lsfi.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 15:57:30 -0400
Message-Id: <10528.109293@fatcity.com>


In a word: Yes.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Boligan
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 9:48 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Would you allow this?
>
> "At the end of the day, though, it's
> someone else's job on the line."
> Not really, do you think someone making this bad of a decision
> would step up and take responsibility for it?
>
> Lisa,
> I would:
> 1) Tell them that if they hose it up don't call you.
> 2) Load the good paper in the printer.
> 3) Print and send resume.
> Didn't you also send out the real life Dilbert mail a little while ago, I
> could be mistaken.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 2:22 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> It's the job of a DBA to list all the bad things that could happen in this
> case and give advice about the rationality of such a request. And recover
> from any stupidity visted on the database by such an action. In this
> case,
> you're an advisor and the advisee doesn't have to follow your sage
> cautionary tale.
>
> I can see/feel/hear your frustration. At the end of the day, though, it's
> someone else's job on the line.
> /Bill
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lisa_Koivu_at_gelco.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 12:55 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: Would you allow this?
> >
> > How many of you would allow a vendor to come in and do a demo on a
> > PRODUCTION
> > DATABASE?
> >
> > I am being overridden. I am being told to allow it, it's their database
> > and if
> > they hose it (who knows what this thing is going to do?) it's their
> > problem.
> > What? It's just a reporting tool, but STILL! I am concerned about it
> > starting
> > runaway queries and eating up resources reserved for CUSTOMERS.
> >
> > Can you feel my headache all the way from Minneapolis.... I should just
> > take
> > the afternoon off.
> > Lisa
> >
> >
> > --
> > Author:
> > INET: Lisa_Koivu_at_gelco.com
> >
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> Author: Cole, Bill
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