Re: obvious bugs with 10.2.0.2 and aix5L

Steve Howard wrote:

> You know, this kind of bothers me. Oracle's solution is to pay them
> an additional $160K per year?!!! I know you probably don't (or
> shouldn't) pay sticker price, but it's a constant in terms of
> comparison discussions between customers.
>
> I also know they aren't obligated to tune your entire app, but telling
> you to buy more CPU's for the same application when the only thing
> (apparently) that has changed is their software?!!
>
> "We may be headed down a bad road here..."

I agree. I'd have flown in Jonathan Lewis or Cary Millsap first. Less expensive and far more long-term value.

They may well have been correct but when you are looking at that large an additional cost in hardware, support, and possibly licensing, you get a second opinion.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
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