RE: Oracle/UNIX vs. Oracle/NT

Paul - then I would check for a paper from a Unix vendor that discusses total cost of ownership. A good place to start might be the Sun Web site since Sun is the major Unix vendor that doesn't offer NT systems. Start looking at the cost of downtime for your organization. Then there is the cost of retraining your system administrators to the point that they can handle NT well. I think that is where most organizations like yours end up with unhappy NT experiences, they neglect to bring their staff up to standards, feeling it is "just a Windows system", and therefore anyone can keep it running.
Dennis Williams
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Lifetouch, Inc.
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Actually, Dennis, it's currently a UNIX shop considering saving money by migrating to NT. It seems like your argument would support sticking with what they currently have.
Thanks,
Paul
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Paul - What is the base of experience in this shop? Is it primarily an NT shop and the Unix system is the odd one, or is it primarily a Unix shop and the NT conversion would be a first plunge? Everything I hear depends primarily on this factor. Most indications are that the Unix systems tend to be more reliable, but there are strong NT shops that seem to keep their NT reliability up, and would struggle with the odd Unix system. I assume that you are really talking Windows 2000 at this point. Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com

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Hello everyone,

I'm certain that this is a FAQ, but I thought I would make a request here.

I have a client whose management is requesting us to make a business case for keeping our Oracle on UNIX rather than on NT.

I wonder if anyone can link to or provide any of the following on this subject:

• whitepapers
• platform selection papers
• pro/con summaries to management, no matter how informal

Please help in any way you can, thanks in advance,

Paul

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