Re: Oracle 10g vs. 9.2

From: Howard J. Rogers <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 20:28:13 +1100
Message-Id: <418dea8c$0$24988$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

Niclas Rothman wrote:

> Hi experts!
> I´m in a situation where I´m supposed to give a recomendation for what
> version our customrer should upgrade to. Today where on a Oracle
> 8.1.7.4 and the big question is if we should go for 9.2+ our 10g???
> My main argument have been that the XML support i more amature in 10g
> vs. 9+, is this true? What is it that you cannot do in 9 that you can
> do in 10 etc.....
>
> The customer have the opinon that we should not go for such a new
> version as 10g, the usual arguments as "we don´t want the initial bugs
> in our environment as we can expect from a new product" , is this a
> valid argument. Is the 10g stable?
>
> Could you guide me of some key pro & cons?
>
> Thanks for your help!!
> Niclas

I'll re-phrase your question: Is 10g today to what 10g will become as 9i Release 1 was to 9i Release 2? Or 8.1.5 to 8.1.7?

I can't answer that definitively, because it requires an insight into the future.

But I have always called 10g "9i Release 3". Make of that what you will.

Regards
HJR Received on Sun Nov 07 2004 - 03:28:13 CST