Re: Any reasons why not to upgrade to 9i

Tony wrote:

> If you can't find a reason to upgrade, you probably don't need to upgrade.
> There is nothing wrong with skipping a release.
>
> "Herman Rollfs of Roelofs" <roelofs223_at_zonnet.nl> wrote in message
> news:kilPa.4446$w3.1333828_at_zonnet-reader-1...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I am considering to upgrade my databases from 8.1.7.4 to 9i. It is easy to
> > find reasons for doing so, Oracle provides plenty of documents, such as
> the
> > new features summaries for release 1 and 2. But it is hard to find reasons
> > why I might not want to upgrade, Oracle certainly won't tell me (easily).
> > Do you know of any reasons why I should not upgrade?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Herman
> >
> >

Strongly disagree. Skipping 9i puts you way behind the curve for 10i. 9i is an important step forward. It contains more than just a few new features. It is a chance to begin working with iSQL*Plus. It is no secret that is what you will be working with in the future. It is a first chance to begin migrating to a word of targets. It is a first chance to work with UNDO as it is no secret rollback is dead. And it is a first chance to work with tablespaces with different block sizes and the related caches.

Skip 9i and you will pay the price. You will likely be stuck with 8i for a long time. And a resume that indicates no experience with current version making you virtually unemployable. Think about it. What chance would you have finding a job today with a resume that indicated your most recent experience was 8.0.6?

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