Re: Competition for OraPerf

Richard Foote wrote:
> "Mladen Gogala" <mgogala.spam-me-not_at_verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:pan.2006.11.06.13.50.51.37697_at_verizon.net...
> > 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.
> >
>
> Hi Mladen
>
> I hate 80-20 rules, 80 out of 100 are invalid on 80 out of 100 of occasions
> ;)
>
> I'm a consultant and I'm not the slightest bit worried. That's because I
> don't rely on reports that recommend throwing hardware at problems that
> don't exist and solve problems that really do exist by determining what's
> actually wrong ...
>
> Weird eh ;)
>
> Cheers
>
> Richard

"Don Burleson
Don Burleson is one of the world's most prolilfic Oracle authors and experts. A retired adjunct professor emeritus, he has authored more than 30 books on Oracle database management, published hundreds of articles in national magazines, and is a popular lecturer at international database conferences. Don crafted many of the original rules that form the foundation of StatspackAnalyzer.com."

Explains why the product is so good ... at throwing hardware at problems instead of solving them. Don admitted in print (and I can't remember where, at the moment, although a thread on asktom.oracle.com might be where I saw that) that he'd readily throw hardware at a problem (and has done so) rather than take the time to actually solve it and provided some tale of 'the client had budgetary constraints' (but, gee, they could spend $550 an hour for old Don and $200,000+ for equipment).

David Fitzjarrell Received on Mon Nov 06 2006 - 17:01:52 CST