Re: Database Upgrade: 9i Or 10g

Sean Chang wrote:

>Hello, Everyone,
>
>
>Our company is currently running Oracle DB 8.1.7 EE in Solaris 8,
>we are planning to upgrade our database during this winter to
>a newer version in Linux. Which way should I go--- directly to
>Oracle 10g ( suppose 10g is available then) or to Oracle 9i only.
>In one hand I have read Oracle 10g has some nice new features, on the
>other hand Oracle 9i has been out for a while and it's likely more
>stable.
>Please advise.
>
>Sean Chang
>sean_at_cnfei.com
>
>

I'd license 10g if it is available but install 9i.

It is never a good idea to be on the bleeding edge with a new release though I must say 10g is impressively stable, fast, and all the other things one would hope it could and should be. But still I'd hesitate to put it into production. But if rumors are true about Oracle changing its pricing model ... the 10g license might be cheaper than the 9i. This is one rumor I hope is true because it won't just help all of us ... it will help Oracle too.

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