RE: Would you allow this?

In a true production environment I would never let an untested product be used, even in a demo state. I would insist on using a test instance, which is what they are for.

Perhaps the salesman from the company wanted to "prove" that their product could handle large volumes of production data. Even so, I would require using a test instance.

So, Lisa, your attitude will help your career and dependability in the long run.

Take care,

-Ari
www.arikaplan.com

On Tue, 13 Jun 2000 Lisa_Koivu_at_gelco.com wrote:

> Yes, it was politics, not best interests, speaking earlier. The decision has
> changed and the demo is not being allowed, I raised a holy stink about it. (Boy
> they love me) I'm gone at the end of the month anyway. And I thought I had an
> even temper... I could play lame duck and not care but it just isn't me.
> Instead I am spending the last two weeks re-implementing a backup strategy and
> migrating a database.
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> However I am convinced that wherever I work next is not going to be much
> different.
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> "William Beilstein" <BeilstWH_at_obg.com> on 06/13/2000 01:46:00 PM
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> Please respond to ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
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> Lisa,
> Your employer sounds like a complete moron. If I was you, I would start looking
> for another job. One of these days (maybe now), the database is going to be
> hosed and YOU will get the blame for it happening.
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> >>> "Allin, Sean" <sallin_at_trimarine-usa.com> 06/13/00 01:32PM >>>
> heartfelt sympathies
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> How many of you would allow a vendor to come in and do a demo on a
> PRODUCTION
> DATABASE?
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> I am being overridden. I am being told to allow it, it's their database and
> if
> they hose it (who knows what this thing is going to do?) it's their problem.
> What? It's just a reporting tool, but STILL! I am concerned about it
> starting
> runaway queries and eating up resources reserved for CUSTOMERS.
>
> Can you feel my headache all the way from Minneapolis.... I should just
> take
> the afternoon off.
> Lisa
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