Subj : Oracle requiring a subscr
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Dream Master
Date : Wed Feb 24 2021 10:31 pm

  Re: Oracle requiring a subscr
  By: Dumas Walker to DREAM MASTER on Wed Feb 24 2021 05:01 pm

 > You won't get any arguments from me there.  I sometimes have to work on
 > interfaces with systems that use Oracle DBs.  They are always slower than
 > what I am used to (IMS and DB2 on a mainframe).  :)

Some years ago Oracle tried to get me to buy a full rack Exadata appliance.  After their stellar ZFS appliance, I happily said no.  My current employer has multirack deployments of Exadata and Exagrid.  Almost daily they have drive failures.  I understand the logic of using them but their expense is insane.  Give me an IBM POWER9 or some Cisco UCS B-series blades, and I can create something a hell of a lot cheaper (in my opinion).

Oh well ... DBAs love them.

Brian Klauss <-> Dream Master
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