They fail to mention that the "popularity" of metalink is due to the fact
that a real person won't take our TAR calls and everyone is being forced
to login. The "staggering numbers" are disguntled cutomers that can't get
answers any other way. Support, or lack thereof, has always been an issue
with using Oracle products.
- "Mohan, Ross" <MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com> wrote:
> The more I think about this, the more it rankles and amuses me....I
> mean,
> lookit.....not that this announcement of theirs was to "the list" per
> se,
> but
> this list is not an entirely unrepresentative mixture of Oracle DBAs out
> there...
>
> And so, if you took someone who really new internals like Adams or Lewis
> or
> Gaja
> and someone who understood "big" databases like Ian at Stanford and all
> the
> other
> high quality folks here on the list, doncha think *that* team could turn
> MetaStink
> around? You bet it could. Without all the bullshit and "million dollar"
> offers and posturing
> in Armani suits. And I am supposed to truly believe that "Our Global IT
> team are working these
> performance issues as their number one priority." ? Oh yea, right. Pass
> the
> crack pipe, I
> want some more time to think about that one.
>
> Instead, we get month after month of sh*tty content, erratic service,
> and
> the spice
> in the gash is these ridiculous little "marketing messages" written by
> 21
> year olds
> out in Redwood Shores.
>
> Amazing. And I *like* oracle. I can imagine what this is doing to the
> businesses out
> there "on the edge" of product acceptance.
>
>
> Oracle 9i, of course, will fix all this.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 2:51 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> I think they would have given some more information but then they would
> have
> to admit that it is actually a microsoft Sql server runnin on a
> macintosh.
> Their duhvelopers really liked the graphics that a mac provided and the
> ease
> of use microsoft provided. So now they are going to upgrade it to 16
> MEGS
> of powerhouse RAM. Oh that bad boy will fly, I mean, they're Oracle,
> they
> can't give away all of their secrets.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 2:36 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>
> You know, for an announcement to a bunch
> of serious hardcore tech people, it was
> sure SHORT ON DETAILS.
>
> "front end web servers"...
>
> "additional hardware...."
>
> uh huh
> sure
> fine
> whatever.....
>
> The courtesy of a message with some real meat would be
> nice, instead of this McDonalds' Advisory "The fry-o-lators
> are being fixed and should be ready soon now. Please try our
> new apple pies!"
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 1:22 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> For those interested, right from the horses mouth, or other orifice as
> you
> desire:
>
> News & Notes
> MetaLink Performance - An
> Update
>
>
>
> We apologize for the slow response times recently on MetaLink. All
> over
> the
> world our customers are coming to and using this valuable
> knowledge base in staggering numbers. Our Global IT team are working
> these
>
> performance issues as their number one priority.
>
> What is Being Done
> This week four new front-end web servers were brought on line to help
> manage
> the load. Additional hardware has been purchased and will
> arrive soon which will make a significant improvement in performance.
>
> We appreciate your patience during this time of significant growth in
> MetaLink
> usage.
>
> Thanks,
> The MetaLink Team
>
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