Re: Oracle 9i nitty gritty

jumaga_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>
> Ok, what's the story with 9i? I've read some of Oracle's marketing
> hype and I still can't figure out what the real deal is. It looks to
> me like it is primarily still just an 8.1.7 database but that they have
> bundled all their apps in and are pushing it as a complete package.
> They've also bundled a bunch of new tools (half of which probably don't
> work properly) but has the core db technology gone through another
> major change?
>
> Does anyone have further insight into the nitty-gritty?
>
> PS
> I've been working with Oracle since version 6 and it seems like I'm
> constantly fighting to stay current with Oracle... I spent the majority
> of the last year getting intimate with 8i, and now I have to get
> familiar with 9i? Jeesh. The time between major releases of Oracle is
> getting a little out of hand... I guess Ellison really does want to be
> the next Microsoft. LOL! I'll get off the soap box now.
>
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The big ones I'm looking forward to are

• variable blocksize (per tablespace I think)
• logical standby (ie extract SQL's from the logs and apply them)

HTH
Connor

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