Re: Do you ask the question: How do I work with Oracle Support....?
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:37:41 -0500
Message-ID: <BANLkTink7JKQ+AUvuKqFsfxcypLRW3vCfg_at_mail.gmail.com>
I tried not to join the conversation as I am one of you guys out there that has been frustrated by oracle support most of the time, but I have to echo this:
most of the better services I received from oracle support are from Australia. They all seem to be knowledgeable and respond promptly and willing to call back. Being in a everybody-does-everything shop, my major focus is on oracle, but I also get to do Redhat, EMC, Cisco etc. My experience with Redhat support is similar to oracle, I get much better service from Australia. That made me think: what's wrong with US-based support? Only thing I can think of is that maybe all us-based analysts are over-worked?
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:21 PM, <Joel.Patterson_at_crowley.com> wrote:
> Interesting co-incidence. One of the better, even best, responses I got here in the US was from an Australian Analyst.
>
> Hmmm... Your comment just made me remember.
>
> Joel Patterson
> Database Administrator
> 904 727-2546
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> Jared Still wrote,on my timestamp of 13/04/2011 2:00 AM:
>
>> It's been some time since I have opened an SR. I avoid it if at all possible.
>
> Same here. Usually only sev2 and higher.
>
>> Great experiences: An Oracle support person (in Australia) helped me to open a
>> database
>> which I had stupidly screwed up. He was most helpful and very knowledgeable.
>
> I'll second that. Being in Australia myself, I tend to get answered within the
> local time window. Which means I get someone local. The last 5 calls have all
> resulted in my marking the person very high in the subsequent "survey". Not
> just because he/she deserved it, but also because I got a high quality response,
> helpful, and a timely resolution. Made it all worthwhile.
>
>
>> Poor experiences: Several of these: spend 1-2 hours carefully documenting a
>> problem,
>> and then get a phone call asking to explain what was wrong. I can't tell you
>> how many
>> times I have been asked a question that was clearly shown in the uploaded
>> documentation.
>> (This is not just an Oracle problem, but an industry problem - seen it elsewhere
>> as well)
>
> Aye... IBM, Microslop, EMC and so on have all been guilty of this with us.
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> Nuno Souto
> in sunny Sydney, Australia
> dbvision_at_iinet.net.au
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