Re: Oracle on Alpha OpenVMS

In article <FyV82.210$rp2.483_at_nnrp2.ptd.net>,

    "Stephen Tenberg" <STenberg_at_fcs-usa.com> writes:

>
> Despite any protestations by Oracle to the contrary, Oracle for VMS will be
> eventually dropped.

   I think it's safe to say that all current O/Ses will eventually be obsolete and support from Oracle will be dropped.

> I used to work on VMS/Oracle; the support was horrible. Every time you
> called Oracle you had to wait a couple days for them to find a VMS
> specialist who understood what you were talking about.
>

    I've used Oracle on OpenVMS for just over 1 year now. I don't have a lot of experience with what happens when you call Oracle because the software runs fine and there's been little need to call them. The two times I have called it's taken probably an average of 15-20 minutes for them to get back to me with someone who understood the VMS product and could assist ( in both cases a minor patch related to SQL*Net was the problem )

> With NT, UNIX, and now even LINUX sales so strong, there is just no
> incentive (or reason) for Oracle to put any money into VMS.
>

   Other than the customers ( some of them rather major ones apparently ) who want to use it?

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