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Re: Competition for OraPerf

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:07:45 -0800
Message-ID: <1162854465.306940@bubbleator.drizzle.com>


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

Obviously Richard you just don't understand the American concept of "shop 'till you drop" rampant materialism. Why learn something and tune when you can spend someone else's money?

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Mon Nov 06 2006 - 17:07:45 CST

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