Re: Oracle 10G Grid Control

On Jul 6, 9:32 am, Fred Pierce <l..._at_avialantic.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:49:52 -0700, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org>
> wrote:
>
> >rajesh_chopr..._at_yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> >> Does anyone know if Grid control is a bundled product with the
> >> enterprise edition of the database or a separate product purchasable?
>
> >> TIA
>
> >The Grid is separate and the Diagnostic Pack, Tuning Pack, etc.
> >separate licensing.
>
> Is it just me or is it getting even harder to find out info like that?
> Once upon a time, I recall, after much digging, being able to find a
> listing of what an Oracle product included and what was optional. Now,

You are right.

It is pretty difficult to go to http://docs.oracle.com, look up the version of the database, and read the Licensing document.

>
> Even the online store is well hidden - teeny link in the lower right
> of the main oracle.com page. Then once you get into the store, no link
> back to oracle.com. And still no listing of features - just charge 40k
> to your visa and guess what you bought (would anybody do that? why
> have an online store if they don't?).

Yup. Few people would actually type http://store.oracle.com or search for 'purchase' or 'store' in the search boxes on the Oracle pages.

I totally agree - once in the store, you have to release your mouse and actually have to type 'www.oracle.com' to get back to the main Oracle site. Or in the case of Firefox, type 'Oracle' in the URL box and hit enter to force the system to do Web 2 resolution. Horrible that they would make us do that. Horrible.

Feature listings in the store? Nope. You are right, they don't duplicate the 55,000 pages of documentation.

I think you should offer your services to Oracle to help them design a usable web interface. Received on Fri Jul 06 2007 - 11:28:03 CDT