RE: Would you allow this?

From: Michael Boligan <mboligan_at_healthvision.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 08:31:49 -0400
Message-Id: <10528.109204@fatcity.com>

"At the end of the day, though, it's
someone else's job on the line."

        Not really, do you think someone making this bad of a decision   would step up and take responsibility for it?

Lisa,

	I would:
	1) Tell them that if they hose it up don't call you.
	2) Load the good paper in the printer.
	3) Print and send resume.

Didn't you also send out the real life Dilbert mail a little while ago, I could be mistaken.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cole, Bill [mailto:bcole_at_lsfi.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 2:22 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Would you allow this?

It's the job of a DBA to list all the bad things that could happen in this case and give advice about the rationality of such a request. And recover from any stupidity visted on the database by such an action. In this case, you're an advisor and the advisee doesn't have to follow your sage cautionary tale.

I can see/feel/hear your frustration. At the end of the day, though, it's someone else's job on the line.
/Bill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisa_Koivu_at_gelco.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 12:55 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Would you allow this?
>
> How many of you would allow a vendor to come in and do a demo on a
> PRODUCTION
> DATABASE?
>
> I am being overridden. I am being told to allow it, it's their database
> and if
> they hose it (who knows what this thing is going to do?) it's their
> problem.
> What? It's just a reporting tool, but STILL! I am concerned about it
> starting
> runaway queries and eating up resources reserved for CUSTOMERS.
>
> Can you feel my headache all the way from Minneapolis.... I should just
> take
> the afternoon off.
> Lisa
>
>
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