Re: Competition for OraPerf

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:25:17 +0000, Richard Foote wrote:

> But it's quite another thing to simply throw hardware at a problem, it
> invariable doesn't work unless the root issue is addressed.

Unless you throw enough hardware. There a famous 80:20 rule: 80% of the possible improvement is resolved by investing 20% effort. I've seen hardware thrown at the problem, with good results. It wasn't SSD, it was EMC cache, pumped up to an incredible proportion, but the intention was the same and the result was, generally speaking, satisfactory. In other words, it's a myth that throwing hardware at the problem doesn't work. It does work, provided you throw enough of it. On the other hand, with SQL generators, Java ORM (object-relational mappers), cheap outsourced developers and unrealistic project deadlines you cannot get any quality most of the time. Companies will move 250 developers to Elbonia, save 80% of the IT payroll, which amounts to several millions per year, and then buy a decent piece of hardware to run the systems. It usually works and it rids them of unbearable and expensive geeks like me. Companies work just fine, Dow-Jones reached record heights. It's us, the consultants, who should be worried.

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