RE: Oracle's relationships with expert DBAs (and the rest of us mere mortals)

• Kevin Closson <kevinc_at_polyserve.com> wrote:
  > Sales of Unix are down and 'Sales' of Linux are up by virtually
  > every survey I see. I think that yes it probably has happened a lot.
  > And, as I can now testify yes at least one Sun shop has ditched Solaris
  > for RedHat whilst running e-business suite so Oracle apps people do it
  > as well.
  

That Sun/APPS shop that ditched Solaris for Linux must be insane or have been "advised" to do so by an hourly consultant. Can I have their #? They will need help soon (next upgrade).

This is all just a trend just like Windows was when everyone was going SC and then NCA and wanted to put their middle-tiers on Win.

There will be lots of work for the DBAs that stuck to their guns with proven/stable ONE-VENDOR (os/hardware) platforms when all these shops ditch their Linux along with the "specialists" that advised them to switch to it in the first place.

• Vitaliy -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l