Re: Any reasons why not to upgrade to 9i

"Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:3F1067FC.BF071C78_at_telusplanet.net...
> Daniel Morgan wrote:
>
> > Tony wrote:
> >
> > > If you can't find a reason to upgrade, you probably don't need to
upgrade.
> > > There is nothing wrong with skipping a release.
> > >
> >
> > Strongly disagree. Skipping 9i puts you way behind the curve for 10i. 9i
is an
> > important step forward. It contains more than just a few new features.
It is a
> > chance to begin working with iSQL*Plus. It is no secret that is what you
will be
> > working with in the future. It is a first chance to begin migrating to a
word of
> > targets. It is a first chance to work with UNDO as it is no secret
rollback is
> > dead. And it is a first chance to work with tablespaces with different
block
> > sizes and the related caches.
> >
> > Skip 9i and you will pay the price. You will likely be stuck with 8i for
a long
> > time. And a resume that indicates no experience with current version
making you
> > virtually unemployable. Think about it. What chance would you have
finding a job
> > today with a resume that indicated your most recent experience was
8.0.6?
> >
>
> Tony,
>
> I somewhat agree - there is nothing wrong with skipping a release. Just
remember
> that 9.0 is also a release and therefore skipping a release from 8iR3
means going to
> 9iR2.
>
> As far as skipping 9i in it's entirely, I totally concur with Daniel.
That's a bad
> move.
>
> (Daniel - from the number of posts recently about problems with 8.0.4,
8.0.5 and
> 8.0.6, having that experience on the resume seems valuable. And
management that
> demands that skill set isn't likely to be impressed with the candidate
being
> current. <g> )
>
> /Hans
>
>

I think your focus is somewhat different from ours. New features are great but we make decisions based on whether those new features will add value to our business. I am sorry to say none of the 9i new features are useful to us. We are not even using Java or any of the features you mentioned. So why all the trouble. Received on Sat Jul 12 2003 - 23:10:13 CDT