Re: So what if 8i is outta support ?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:17:37 -0700
Message-ID: <1099008107.375554@yasure>

Keg wrote:

> joel-garry_at_home.com (Joel Garry) wrote in message news:<91884734.0410251047.2315e53e_at_posting.google.com>...
>

>>"Robert" <rchin_at_nospampanix.com> wrote in message news:<clbsnv$e2g$1_at_reader1.panix.com>...
>>
>>>8i is outta support 12-31-2004, correct ?
>>>
>>>Is it such a "big deal" or horror to be running 8i after that date ?
>>
>>See metalink Note:  250629.1 and 148054.1
>>
>>So, no bug fixes, but workarounds until 2006 or 2007, _if_ you have a
>>support contract in place.  Figure out the differences between ES, EMS
>>and ECS and how they apply to your situation.
>>
>>As far as all the opinions about whether it will stop your career dead
>>in its tracks, they really only apply to the few places that only have
>>a mature back-end Oracle db and nothing else.  And even those places
>>need someone boring to hang around until disaster strikes.  Whether
>>they admit it or not.
>>
>>jg

>
>
> rofl. 8i in the dumpster. I'm doing some side-work for a well-known
> Fortune 500 company in San Diego still churning away with 7.3.4. (and
> it is driving me made) I've almost talked them into moving from
> Solaris 2.6 to Solaris 9 to help with some performance issues but the
> database is another story. I guess it boils down to how big of a
> customer you are and etc... Oracle doesn't want to lose this customer.
>
> At my fulltime gig we have just barely finished a 8.1.7.4 to 9.2.0.4
> migration and are already planning a 10.1.0.3 RAC migration. I kinda
> like the pace Oracle keeps, but I don't like the fact that they
> annouce end-of-support to try and force people into newer revs.(some
> sites have costly software development migrations that must go in
> parrallel, this is why the 7.3.4 customer can't move so painlessly.
> Also the original developers of the code are long gone and nowhere to
> be found)
>
> -rhugga

Since Oracle does not charge for upgrades there is no financial advantage to Oracle pushing upgrades except that it lowers their cost of providing support.

And if you were working at the help desk ... can you think of a more career limiting position than being the guy that answers calls for support on version 7.1? Five years is enough in this business. Oracle is more generous than that.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace 'x' with 'u' to respond)

Received on Wed Oct 27 2004 - 22:17:37 CDT