Re: Boss doesn't understand Oracle ...

"Domenic G." <domenicg_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:c7e08a19.0310311627.455a03a3_at_posting.google.com...
> I was wondering how many Oracle DBAs out there have bosses that are
> complete doe-doe birds? My current boss is a beaut -- has absolutely
> no concept of Oracle, keeps flipping back and forth from wanting RAC
> and Data Guard, and is totally anti-UNIX of any kind. He just doesn't
> take Oracle seriously and he just wants to dump it on any server like
> an Access DB and ignore it. Today he calls me in and says "forget
> about RAC and DataGuard -- we'll use Oracle Fail Safe!".
>
> I'm at my wits-end with this guy -- doesn't want to use RMAN, just
> exp/imp for production databases, won't move off 7.3.4 for a couple of
> DBs. This guy is driving me nuts -- I'm almost ready to take those 3
> oracle software CDs and ram them down his throat sideways.
>
> Domenic.

You have our sympathies. Perhaps he should use the mauve database, it uses more ram. On a serious note, try to get him to concentrate on the problem and business needs NOT the solutions. If he doesn't understand the business needs or business problems that need to be solved then you can't have solutions of value. Try to get him off the BSO kick. (bright shiny object) Ask him questions about business needs and get him off on that. Jim Received on Sat Nov 01 2003 - 08:24:28 CET