Re: GRAPHICAL DBA TOOLS - any suggestions??

In article <6neo78$eqs_at_xxxx.stevensons.co.nz>,   slc_at_stevensons.co.nz (Steve Chell) wrote:
>
> Hi all. The company I work for has several Oracle 8 databases,
> and we are looking for a graphical DBA tool (for Windows 95)
> to assist with various day-to-day administration activities
> (excluding backups, which are handled separately).
>
> Of primary importance is the ability to:
> - examine the SQL currently being executed by a specific session
> - terminate a specific session
> - analyze locks (eg which sessions currently have a lock
> on a specific table)
>
> Which tool would you recommend?
>
> - DBGeneral by Bradmark?
> - Oracle 8 Enterprise Manager?
> - Any others??
>
> DBGeneral by Bradmark looks interesting. How does this compare
> with Oracle 8 Enterprise Manager? (The latter may be overkill
> for what we need. Ease of use is strong priority for us.)
>
> Any comments/suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
> Steve Chell
> slc_at_stevensons.co.nz
>
>

Steve,

There are several tools from Platinum Technology that can accomplish the above tasks, such as Desktop DBA, DBVision, and SQL-Spy. A complete list of tools and product information can be found on the Oracle page at the following link: http://www.platinum.com/products/oracle.htm

Janis Thomas
Platinum Technology, Inc.

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