Did you try telling them that 7.3.4 is not supported by Oracle anymore and they shouldn't be running an important database on an unsupported version?
Gene --- Andrey Bronfin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear gurus ! > I know it's a "beaten to death horse", but... > I want to convince a customer to upgrade their OPS > 7.3.4 DB to an Oracle > 8.1.7 OPS or even (in a best case for me) to > Oracle9i RAC (don't even know > whether or not one exists and is supported for > Digital UNIX on EMC Symmetrix > storage). > I am sure this has been discussed 1000s of times > here , but ... i need the > arguments to convince them. > I can't tell them "upgrade because 8.1.7 delivers > better performance , > availability etc...and 7.3.4 is outdated" , they > simply won't buy it. > They run that OPS 7.3.4 DB for several years now and > are quite happy with > it. > I need to explain in details why they should invest > in the upgrade. > Now , the only real reason i can think of is > partitioning . They will > definetly benefit from it. > I need more reasons. > Thanks a lot in advance. > > > DBAndrey > > * 03-9254520 > * 058-548133 > * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Andrey Bronfin > 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). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Gurelei 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).