I agree with you, most down time is due to human error, or applying
something (like an upgrade) to existing systems.
I don't understand how management decides whether or not to spend money on
training or on shoring up procedures to reduce down time, I suspect they
only do it when there is a "perceived need" - i.e. when something bad has
happened.
Regards,
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
-----Original Message-----
From: Mohan, Ross [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 11:22 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: OT NT2K vs Unix.
Given that "most" db problems are app-centric, and a healthy
majority of *any* datacenters' downtime is human-error related,
it seems to be that the route to stability is through the
enhanced learning of the operator/developer/administrators. And
learning requires open minds and for things like technology,
frequent refreshing....
But that is just my opinion. It may actually be the case that
the way to improve something is to castigate, excoriate, and
denigrate. But, I need to continue my observations on that
topic.
;->
-----Original Message-----
From: Boivin, Patrice J [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 9:46 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: OT NT2K vs Unix.
Hey, I saw the ads on TV. Microsoft now makes enterprise software,
which
gives sa's peace of mind...
It always amazes me how companies identify a problem, then create
ads to
turn people's perception around. So now Microsoft is telling people
that
their systems are reliable and never crash, so system administrators
can
relax.
Hopefully with Win2K they actually fixed the problems, and are not
just
posting ads on TV to turn people's perception around to boost sales.
Eventually I will figure out how the world works. It's taking me a
while,
though.
Regards,
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
-----Original Message-----
From: Gogala, Mladen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:01 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: OT NT2K vs Unix.
There is, however, one significant difference: stability. If
Microsoft
starts making stable
products, we might just as well start using them, but
knowing
Microsoft,
I'm not overly
worried.
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