Re: Backup Tool Alternative to RMAN and BMC's SQL Backtrack

Joel Garry wrote:
> Well, you won't appreciate this one. Are you, like, stupid or
> something? All of those things in Note: 247611.1 are fixed or easily
> worked around by 9206.
>
> Don't you realize a third party solution will have worse problems?
If
> your management is prone to finger-point won't having another vendor
> involved hurt? And what about when your vendor gets bought by
Sybase?
> Don't you realize anything other than RMAN will have worse problems?
> Didn't you notice the link to PITR workarounds? Haven't you read
about
> how RMAN is the only solution that can avoid split-block issues?
What
> are you doing now that you think is better? Have you searched
metalink
> for BMC? Do you think it is a bad thing that Oracle is upfront about
> bugs? Do you think a product doesn't have bugs because it doesn't
have
> patches? Do you really think there is any out-of-the-box solution?
> There is a whole industry of "integrators" based on making these
things
> work. Where in the world did you get a high TCO for RMAN? Why would
> you search the internet for scripts? They're right there in the fine
> manual, just a few lines long!
>
> Sorry to make it rude or personal, but that's what I see. I'll wager
> you have management that thinks yelling at vendors and staff makes
> things get fixed. And it sounds like they haven't sprung for the
> proper number of 9's if they have too small staff and no way to
perform
> periodic maintenance.
>
> jg
> --
> @home.com is bogus.
> The crooks are getting smarter.
>

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Thank you, I appreciate your feedback.

You've asked some very good questions, all worth consideration, which I will do.

Thanks, again.

C Received on Sat Feb 26 2005 - 09:23:17 CST