Re: Justifying A Copy Of Production Environment

Robert Perry wrote:

> I am in the process of writing a document that will justify having a
> test environment(not QA) that mirror's production. Just like many
> companies today, our management severely scrutinizes IT budget and
> expect miracles to be performed when a crises occur. In response to
> this behavior, I am putting together a document that outlines the
> pros/cons of having a test environment that mirrors production in
> order to troubleshoot problems when they occur, test production
> upgrades, etc.
>
> I am using my 10 years + of Oracle experience as a DBA and the Oracle
> 24X7 book as my primary sources. Can anyone point me to additional
> books or documents to consider? Documentation that includes REAL
> WORLD examples of how executive management shot themselves in the foot
> by not mirroring their production environment would be a PLUS.
>
> Thanks

Other than the technical arguments you will likely make ... make the financial one too:

That a production mirror can be used as a standby database and greatly decreases the liability of a catastrophic failure.

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