RE: The IBM iSeries word from FOSE...

Bill, I'd also download and read the new whitepaper that Oracle has
comparing 10g vs DB2...I'm sure you're going to get hit with it and I've
not seen any IBM response to it yet.

Don in DC

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On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, boyd bill wrote:

> Thanks for the stories, I will gladly use these in my arsenal.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Landess [mailto:sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 10:27 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: The IBM iSeries word from FOSE...
>
> > Bill Boyd wrote:
> > Subject: RE: The IBM iSeries word from FOSE...
> >I was just told in a meeting last week that we have to move off of the
> > AS/400 and to something cheaper and that will support Oracle starting next
> > year.
>
> Bill -
>
> Isn't this an oxymoron?  NOBODY switches to Oracle for cost savings.
>
> >From my experience, costs will only INCREASE if you move to an Oracle
> platform, particularly since you'll soon need a six-figure DBA and other
> types of infrastructure support that wasn't necessary on the iSeries.  My
> client is currently in the middle of a conversion from JDE to Oracle 11i,
> and I can tell you first-hand that this is quite true.
>
> And, to boot, TWICE in the last month our PRODUCTION Oracle instance has
> been taken down for a FULL DAY because of Oracle patches that were applied
> to the system (that's TWO entire days of lost production for a multinational
>
> company).
>
> We're still recovering from the one that happened last week!
>
> <lol>
>
> Steve Landess
> Austin, Texas
> (512) 423-0935
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