RE: Would you allow this?

It's the job of a DBA to list all the bad things that could happen in this case and give advice about the rationality of such a request. And recover from any stupidity visted on the database by such an action. In this case, you're an advisor and the advisee doesn't have to follow your sage cautionary tale.

I can see/feel/hear your frustration. At the end of the day, though, it's someone else's job on the line.
/Bill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisa_Koivu_at_gelco.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 12:55 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Would you allow this?
>
> How many of you would allow a vendor to come in and do a demo on a
> PRODUCTION
> DATABASE?
>
> 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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Received on Tue Jun 13 2000 - 12:12:17 CDT