Re: RBO to CBO

From: Sybrand Bakker <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 21:26:39 +0100
Message-ID: <so1et0p6tbku0e03icd0jh0g6hel2ul9du@4ax.com>

On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 11:10:07 -0800, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote:

>But given that Oracle doesn't charge for upgrades if you have a current
>support contract what is the downside to running the upgrade script and
>moving up with versions after they have been tested and shown to be
>stable?

The downside is you loose support of the third-party vendor, supplying the app.
Many vendors still don't support 9i, or they force you to upgrade their app too.
Losing support by the application vendor is usually considered to be a show stopper.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Sat Jan 01 2005 - 14:26:39 CST