Path: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!colt.net!peernews3.colt.net!newsfeed.stueberl.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!host162-111.pool80105.interbusiness.IT!not-for-mail From: "n3tgan3sh" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Subject: Re: Oracle 9i + Death of the DBA Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:55:05 +0200 Lines: 17 Message-ID: References: <58e9f9da.0310091221.5204a95b@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: host162-111.pool80105.interbusiness.it (80.105.111.162) X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1065790579 19444308 80.105.111.162 (16 [180684]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Xref: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com comp.databases.oracle.server:244997 "Sybrand Bakker" ha scritto nel messaggio news:fshbovg52ffo9rvk70d7t8pi6b4ku6c52e@4ax.com... > On 9 Oct 2003 13:21:08 -0700, ed_zep@ntlworld.com (Ed) wrote: > > I also think Larry and Oracle are moving in a direction many smaller > organizations don't need and don't want: they are basically satisfied > with 7.3, they have been forced to upgrade to 8i, but they really > don't need. Further 'improvements' of Oracle will only increase the > reluctance to upgrade, as it will cost money to adapt everything to > the newer version. Sybrand, do you permit to me to print this and hang it on my IT dept wall ? :-)