Re: 10g ASM - does it work practically?

Cookie Monster wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I read the marketing hype and checked the documentation, but I want to know
> does ASM (Automatic storage management) in 10g really work? I'm looking at
> upgrading from 9i to 10g and one feature that does stand out is ASM, it
> sounds nice, but practically I want to know if anyone has used it and does
> it give you the benefits you expected? Easy management of tablespaces and
> improved disk access performance (I'm not keen on raw devices you see). Or
> is it like - well I never noticed the difference?.
>
> Thanks for any feedback,
> Steve.

Works like a charm.

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