Re: Standby database & licensing

HansF wrote:

> One of the biggest challenges, especially at this time of year, is getting
> the Oracle rep to hear any words after 'we need a standby ....' - their
> internal calculators are whirring too loudly as they start calculating
> license fees (and comissions). They really don't want to hear terms like
> 'cold standby' or 'failover'.
>
> /Hans

Especially during Q4 when they are staring at their quota with a laser like attention-span.

And you are correct. The definition of what is standby is somewhat ambiguous the way it is thrown-around ... including by me as I look back at what I wrote. Thanks for correcting my 9 days to 10 which I presume is the correct number of active days before licensing is required.

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