Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Path: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu!spool.maxwell.syr.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!newsfeed0.kamp.net!newsfeed.kamp.net!news.glorb.com!sws1!ornl!news.er.usgs.gov!news From: Brian Peasland Subject: Re: Oracle RAC newbie In-Reply-To: X-Nntp-Posting-Host: edc-cv-160-54.cr.usgs.gov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Message-ID: User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Windows/20060719) Sender: news@igsrsparc2.er.usgs.gov (Janet Walz (GD) x6739) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston VA References: <1154890261.146977.114080@n13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1154999517.164864.259300@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <1155001588.712389@bubbleator.drizzle.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 13:29:18 GMT Lines: 27 Xref: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu comp.databases.oracle.server:272364 > It's usually a good practice to ask for references and check them. Oracle > sales person will probably be able to compile the list of similar > configuration in your general area. If he can't - don't buy, you > definitely do not want to be one and only owner of that unique > configuration within a 100 miles radius. Why within a 100 miles radius? In today's Internet-connected world, I communicate with many DBA's all around the globe, even in this forum! I do not need to be physically colocated with the person I am exchanging knowledge with. Cheers, Brian -- =================================================================== Brian Peasland dba@nospam.peasland.net http://www.peasland.net Remove the "nospam." from the email address to email me. "I can give it to you cheap, quick, and good. Now pick two out of the three" - Unknown