Re: ORACLE RAC CRASHES ORBITZ

From: Blair Adamache <badamache_at_2muchspam.yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:29:11 -0400
Message-ID: <bg6eaf$clt$3@hanover.torolab.ibm.com>

Have you seen the article from the IOUG below:

        http://www.selectmagazine.org/

...by Mogens Norgaard, "Why You Probably Don't Need RAC" - any comments?

Daniel Morgan wrote:

> Larry wrote:
>
>

>>Daniel,
>>
>>Your points are well-taken. I agree that all of DB2, Informix, and Oracle are good
>>databases. And I agree that we should try to keep to technology discussions here.
>>But the problem is this. Based on what I have seen and heard from listening to
>>others in this newsgroup and in other forums, there is no other relational db sw
>>company out there that appears to have the "image", "perception" ... call it
>>whatever you like ... that Oracle does. It is (unfortunately) one of cockiness. Many
>>claims are made that are clearly marketing hype claims. Some are true. Some are
>>exaggerated. True that this is symptomatic of the entire industry, but the
>>perception that peopl seem to have is that Oracle seems to promote more. People know
>>this and recognize it. When something like this happens, you see reactions no matter
>>who the vendor is. But when it happens to Oracle, people react moreso. Think of how
>>many movies you have seen where there is the theme of a known "bully" who kept
>>menacing others. When something managed to "happen" to that bully, people reacted a
>>bit differently than they would have if it were just a "normal" person. See the
>>analogy?
>>
>>Larry
>>
>><snipped>

>
>
> I agree. Your points are excellent. To some extent exaggerated or hyperbolic advertising
> begs for the subsequent, and inevitable attack.
>
> But just because invites abuse doesn't mean that anyone is obligated to comply. In this
> case, if the Oracle RAC software is at fault, I'll happily jump in too.
>
> My objection was not to piling on after the facts were established. But rather to
> equally hyperbolic nonsense about what Ellison might or might not do. It contributes
> nothing to a rational discussion.
>
> --
> Daniel Morgan
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