Re: Opinions: Upgrade from Oracle 7.3.4 to Oracle 9?

That is great thanks. Now all I need is some justifications for upper management. Has anyone found a "why should I upgrade to oracle 8?" type of marketroid document?

Don.

james_c_ball_at_hotmail.com (James B) wrote in message news:<da6afe8d.0201090303.cd01502_at_posting.google.com>...
> Don,
>
> I think most will agree that the most stable Oracle version out there
> at the moment is 8.1.7.1 this is the version that Oracle Apps 11.5.5
> runs.
>
> As a rule it seems to be that:
>
> 1. Oracle release a server version
> 2. The Apps group adopt that version and release an interoperability
> patch
> 3. Load of database bugs are found by customers
> 4. The server group release a point release which works with apps.
>
> I always prefer to use the version which oracle apps *works* on, in
> the case of V7 that was 7.3.4, for 8i it was 8.1.7.1 and I think for
> 9i we are yet to see it (but it probably will be 9.1 .
>
> My thoughts would be that the upgrade to 8i would yeld great benefits,
> but 9i might show up bugs which would be slow to fix.
>
> Just an idea
>
> James
>
>
> don.seiler_at_cellcom.com (Don Seiler) wrote in message news:<d9bd959f.0201081105.79fc3bfa_at_posting.google.com>...
> > We are running HP-UX 11.00 on an HP L2000. It is a billing app with
> > over 100 users from across the state. Availability needs to be 24/7
> > with the exception of scheduled upgrades etc.
> >
> > But I don't quite see how that matters. All I want to know is do you
> > think it is more worth it to upgrade to Oracle 8/8i/9i from Oracle
> > 7.3.4.5 given the potential headaches/bugs that might come with each.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Don.
> >
> > "Tarjei T. Jensen" <tarjei.jensen_at_kvaerner.com> wrote in message news:<a1e91o$dr73_at_news.kvaerner.com>...
> > > Don Seiler wrote in message ...
> > > >My company is currently running on Oracle 7.3.4. I've been tasked to
> > > >find out if we should upgrade, and if so, should we go to Oracle 8 or
> > > >jump straight to 9.
> > > >
> > > >I'm wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with this
> > > >direct upgrade, or can offer any comparisons between versions 8 and 9.
> > > > This is on HP-UX, but that shouldn't matter.
> > >
> > > If you are running HP-UX 10.20, you are not likely to have many options. I
> > > think the last version for 10.20 was 8.0.5.
> > >
> > > Greetings,
Received on Wed Jan 09 2002 - 08:38:11 CST