Re: Help with hosting multiple versions of the same schema (1 per client)

Joel,

"Joel Garry" <joel-garry_at_home.com> wrote in message news:1103583611.409730.81650_at_z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> >... and I realise that your point (3) is a bit of a show-stopper,
>>but... point (4) must, surely, be a complete red herring since
>>your original question asked how to 'create a schema' for each
>>client who comes online. In other words, even if you did it in
>>exactly the way you asked about, your hate-each-other-to-death
>>customers are going to be sharing the database... so it seems to
>>me, they'd better get used to the idea!
>
> I doubt that is a red herring, and he did ask for a solution that
> covers a range of possible configurations. It is not a red herring
> because it is not purely a technical question, it is a marketing
> question that must be dealt with when providing services to
> competitors, especially with all the media coverage given to "hackers."
> I'm sure Oracle and Sun must deal with this issue with their hosted
> solutions, perhaps the OP should ask their salespeople as if he were
> going to buy.

Thank you for the idea. I will followup with Sales and see what they suggest.

> I'd say, turn the lemon into lemonade by quoting a range of prices
> based on how paranoid the customers are. If they want one instance per
> schema, fine! Sell more boxes. Of course, I'm no marketing guru.

Again a good idea.

> jg
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Received on Mon Dec 20 2004 - 18:26:49 CST