I think that we are all looking at the article with clouded eyes, perhaps even teary eyed over the loss of financial stability if Oracle houses all of the APPS-DBA work. Think about what Oracle has proposed. They will house and administer all of the APPS databases. They can then provide one mega system that they can tune to work for all APPS. There will be no continual patching to make the APPS work on all of the various hardware and OS levels that are in the world today. It would make Oracle's life a lot simpler if they only had to provide one version. They could get all of the bugs out and the stability would be rock solid. It would be the outsourcer's dream. Of course there would have to be some sacrifices made by the users because there would be development only for the most popular options. As Henry Ford said " You can have any color you want as long as it is black". I fore see some companies opting for this option if the price is right and the stability is demonstrated beyond question. It would make good financial sense to outsource if it can save the company millions of dollars( salaries, benefits, hardware, software, time, etc). They all add up and can make a big difference in todays economy. Some companies will choose the path of least resistance where the immediate focus is on the bottom line. Some companies will look to the horizon and make there decision with the future in mind. How is to say that one big system is not the way to go? It would provide standardization in the database world that is so fragmented today. You would know how the performance of your application would always be the same. It would make the business have a level playing field in regards to database and applications. Believe me I do not want to retire yet. I love my career choice and the challenges that are presented to me and the obstacles that I have overcome. I know that there are a lot of hurdles ahead of me that I have to learn and understand and over come. Personally I hope that the majority of the companies do not buy into Oracles offer. I still enjoy working. ROR mª¿ªm
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/26/02 04:54PM >>> At least you need the DBA to report bugs, open tars and apply patches! Regards, Waleed Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 1:29 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Oracle has been saying for years that you wil no longer need DBAs. I suppose it's possible, although the database gets more and more complicated each release, as more and more new features that can shoot themselves in the foot are added. On the other hand, SOMEONE will need those DBAs. Oracle? And isn't this just a little bit like that monopoly that Larry was so insistent on toppling? -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ron Rogers INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
