Re: Oracle8i client-Oracle10g server question

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:48:30 -0800
Message-ID: <1078098476.256465@yasure>

Hans Forbrich wrote:

> Kenneth Koenraadt wrote:
>

>> Lesson 2 :
>>
>> Cost != ressources spent.
>>
>> Lesson 3:
>>
>> Cost = Opportunity Cost.
>>
>>
>> Compare the cost of upgrading to the cost of *not doing it*; that's
>> your real cost.
>>
>> The cost of upgrading X clients can be estimated very precisely; the
>> cost of not upgrading can be surprisingly high if and when you
>> discover your system lags completely. Which leads to lesson 4 :
>> Known cost is better than hidden cost. Why do you think most PM's
>> prefer the project to be estimated to 12 months and take 12 months
>> than it being estimated to 6 months and take 9 months :-)
>>
>> - Kenneth Koenraadt
>>

>
> No argument with your statements.
>
> Daniel discusses the price for the Oracle client.
>
> Based on the post, he implies that the total cost is limited to the
> price. And implies both are zero. Thus implying that the cost of rolling
> out to any number of client machines is irrelevant. And that is
> something with which I disagree.
>
> /Hans

Actually I can't think of a single large company I know that doesn't have the ability to seemlessly roll out patches to client machines on demand.

Apparently you do ... but that is not my experience.

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