Re: why do we upgrade the DB from 8.1.6 to 9.2.0

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 11:13:49 -0700
Message-ID: <3EA2E35D.5FA562C3@exesolutions.com>

chan01 wrote:

> i am using 8.1.6 in my production now i am planning to upgrade to 9.2.
> but i need to provide why do i upgrade the DB from 8.1.6 to 9.2 to my
> management.
> I already gather some points, but i would appreciate your comments
> also.
>
> Chan.

8.1.6 is desupported.
8.1.6 has a very large number of known bugs The optimizer in 9.2 is substantially improved and will improve performance and scalability
In preparation for Oracle 10i and beyond you need to start working with iSQL*Plus
In preparation for Oracle 10i and beyond you need to start working with locally managed tablespaces
In preparation for Oracle 10i and beyond you need to start working with flashback queries

If they don't keep current with Oracle it will be harder to retain competent employees and to attract new ones.

Daniel Morgan Received on Sun Apr 20 2003 - 13:13:49 CDT