Re: consolidation of multiple rows

On Mar 11, 6:14 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck..._at_attglobal.net> wrote:
> gazzag wrote:
> > On 11 Mar, 16:55, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck..._at_attglobal.net> wrote:
> > [snip]
> >> Oh, and BTW - what a colossal waste of time.  How often does one have to
> >> install Oracle, anyway?  If it's more than once per system, then you
> >> need to go to a better product.
>
> > [snip]
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> >> Remove the "x" from my email address
> >> Jerry Stuckle
> >> JDS Computer Training Corp.
> >> jstuck..._at_attglobal.net
> >> ==================
>
> > Installing and configuring an Oracle installation is valuable
> > experience.  I'd consider it a valid part of a decent course.
>
> > -g
>
> My customers would consider installation a complete waste of time.  If
> it's that hard to install, maybe people should use a different product.
>   DB2 comes to mind.
>
> In the time his students take to install Oracle, our DB2 Admin students
> have learned about the tuning parameters, explained SQL statements to
> determine why things run slowly and tuned the system for better performance.
>
> Much more useful use of time than sitting there watching a CD spin.
>
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> Remove the "x" from my email address
> Jerry Stuckle
> JDS Computer Training Corp.
> jstuck..._at_attglobal.net
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Am I understanding you correctly?

You offer "computer training" - presumably including, but not necessarily dedicated to database systems. You don't however consider that the build of a server, nor the installation of software, nor the configuration of an application is of any great importance. You don't consider that a knowledge of relational theory is of any great use to practitioners. You do however seem to value stuff people have picked up along the way. I guess I'll stick to believing that you indeed offer training whilst Daniel and Joe offer education.

Niall Litchfield
http://www.orawin.info/ Received on Fri Mar 14 2008 - 18:12:46 CDT