Re: command line vs grid control

joel garry wrote:

> I think Daniel
> is overstating the case when older versions and smaller sites are
> included, but his point about being able to bring stuff back 4+ years
> on is an important one.

My points here should only be read in the context of currently supported versions of Oracle. Obviously I'm not recommending RMAN for those poor souls who still have 7.3.4. <g>

Consider this:
"... not to mention the increased opportunity for not being able to document to the IRS a five million dollar deduction or being fined ten million dollars for not being able to produce business records on time." http://www.edocmagazine.com/columns_articles.asp?ID=29542

and then read this:
http://tax.aicpa.org/NR/rdonlyres/2D83CDAB-3A39-487F-9F7D-57136FC61BBA/0/Document_Retention_Guide.doc

The days when DBAs could be cowboys are over. As I stated here within the past week I am now aware of cases where DBAs have been dragged, under subpoena, into court to testify under oath and their emails and code used against them.

It is not a place where you want to be because you wrote some quick little shell script or took a shortcut. The employment histories of those who let their company's down are remarkably short.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org