Re: another failed attempt at database independence

We have a highly rated performance consultant where I currently work who is proposing to replace our albeit legacy Oracle/AutoSys system for batch processing financial data with what I believe he calls a Grid of Postgres Appliances passing XML via message queues. I keep hearing gems from colleagues who sit nearer to his desk (apparently he has just invented something called an Iterator, etc.) Needless to say, senior management see it as a low-maintenance price/performance silver bullet. I think it's hilarious, but then being contract myself I won't be around to deal with the consequences.

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From: Srinivas Chintamani
Date: 9/5/08 06:07
> Hi All,
> When a lot of people feel the consultants don't put in quality work,
> why is it that they are still hired and paid exorbitant amounts?
>
> -Srinivas.
>
> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 10:24 PM, Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com
> <mailto:jkstill_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>
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> From: kathy duret <katpopins21_at_yahoo.com
> <mailto:katpopins21_at_yahoo.com>>
> To: wbfergus_at_gmail.com <mailto:wbfergus_at_gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 18:00:00 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: another failed attempt at database independence
> Not just the government.
>
> ...
>
> We had EBS "expert" tell management we had to install mailx to
> send email and attachments that 12i couldn't do it. I spent
> alot of time fixing Workflow and getting the email to work for
> our "expert implementators" then document the process for our
> "experts"
>
> Don't get me wrong, there are alot of good people out there.
> I blame management or decision makers for not checking their
> facts and living by buzzwords.
>
>
>
> LOL!
>
> I had to do the same thing a few months ago.
>
> Consultants could not get the workflow mailer to work.
>
> I located the ML document with instructions to set it up, the doc
> is very well written and the
> procedure is pretty simple.
>
> When working through the doc, it became apparent why the mailer
> didn't work.
>
> The consultants had typed in the example input, word for word!
>
> Things like domain name: "mydomain.com <http://mydomain.com>"
>
> I kid you not.
>
> Needless to say, 10 minutes later it was all working.
>
>
> --
> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Srinivas Chintamani

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