Re: Where is Oracle’s Grid ?

"Noons" <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam> wrote in message news:<3fe2f631$0$18391$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...
> "Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:1071790390.835776_at_yasure...

> > When you buy a steak do you expect the check-out clerk to come home and
> > cook it for you?
>
> Of course not. But Oracle wouldn't mind keeping the steak
> in-house...

"Come rent a delicious, sizzling T-Bone at Pre-Chewed Charlies!"

>
> Remains to be seen how many production DBAs will STILL recommend
> Oracle when the next upgrade cycle comes through. From their point
> of view, they do NOT want Oracle there anymore. Then we'll see how
> much $$$ Oracle really will make off this idea: in the long run.
>

I don't think the same people who feel burned will be the people making the decisions.

> Reminds me of the luminaries who turned Prime into a stellar
> profitable computer company in 1995-96: they cut the R&D budget in half.
> Great accolades all over the place on how well they were "managing"
> the company. Three years later the darn company was gone...
>
> Any idiot can claim excellent policies at any given point in time.
> How well those policies survive the test of time is what defines
> IMHO the truly competent strategist.

By definition. The judgement of good management is made, of course, on data that conflicts short and long term. So far, Larry has proven pretty good at both.

jg

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