RE: Homepage and Internet services for the DBA

From: Mohan, Ross <MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:19:56 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.002B9D78.20010221100547@fatcity.com>

Good
call.
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Here's
an idea: put a little tab on MetaStink about "System" <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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It
would tell current users, 24hour peak, number of CPUs, amount of RAM, throughput, etc. .
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I bet
I could win that $1 Million they are offering if they let me rebuild their slack web site with DB2 and WebSphere
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  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Steve Orr   [mailto:sorr_at_arzoo.com]Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 12:36   PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject:   Homepage and Internet services for the DBA   

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  face=Arial>What about a good homepage   and freemail for the Oracle DBA?
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  face=Arial size=2>http://my.oracle.com and   you can setup a custom homepage BUT... why no email?!!! Currently my homepage   is <FONT face=Arial
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  class=179030817-21022001>just checked out the Oracle portal. It is 

  customizable but not nearly as complete as the M<SPAN   class=179030817-21022001>SN stuff. When I put the two   side-by-side there was no comparison. MSN (and MSNBC) is much more   appealing to the eye. It's like the Oracle site doesn't want many graphics so   they can brag about performance. Seems Oracle has a lot of content catching up   to do. Once upon a time I developed my own homepage but I just don't have   time for that. Anyone using <A
  href="http://my.oracle.com/">http://my.oracle.com as a homepage and anyone   care to give a critique?
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  face=Arial>Along these lines, what are some   other homepage, email, internet features that an Oracle DBA would find useful?   Besides links to Metalink, OTN, etc., how about some graphics on the   performance of our database servers? (Karma-like stuff.)   

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  Steve
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    size=2>-----Original Message-----From: root_at_fatcity.com     [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Kevin KostyszynSent:     Wednesday, February 21, 2001 8:36 AMTo: Multiple recipients of     list ORACLE-LSubject: RE: metalink
    I
    would agree with that as well.  For such a large company I would have     to say that they have one of the worst web pages in the history of web     pages.  I have seen second year students at The New Jersey Institute of     Technology develop better web sites than that.  Do you realize that I     had to do a search for metalink website because I couldn't find the link on     their website.  Maybe it was like a project of larry's, he offered it     up to some 12 year old HTML gurru and let em go?     

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      size=2>-----Original Message-----From: root_at_fatcity.com 
      [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Mohan, RossSent: 
      Wednesday, February 21, 2001 11:07 AMTo: Multiple recipients of 
      list ORACLE-LSubject: RE: metalink


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      size=2>While this pot is stewing, I'll add the 
      following:


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      size=2>What the heck is wrong with Oracle? They have InterMedia nee 
      ConText, 


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      size=2>and the searchability of their "support" site is embarassingly 
      feeble. 


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      size=2>Why no "smart searches"? Why no automatic notification when a 
      "Forum"


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      size=2>response is logged?  Why no moderated lists..or 
      listservers.....


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      size=2>This stuff ( i.e. "service" ) is cheap, and OWS is making a major 
      mistake by


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      size=2>slacking on it. 


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      size=2>Much as I know people do not like Microsoft, ask any 
      developer/manager about


      <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 

      size=2>subscriptions to Microsoft Developer Networks..it used to be near 
      free, now it's


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      size=2>about 2 grand yearly, and you get *boxes and boxes* of CDs with 
      tools, docs, 


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      size=2>new languages, white papers, sample code, amazing 
      stuff....


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      size=2>I guess if you're one of the big fish in the sea, you get to do 
      what you want and


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      size=2>let the plankton fall into line......


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  class=907030016-21022001>  Received on Wed Feb 21 2001 - 23:19:56 CST