what does it mean to be a tested service

I have been reading through some of the presentations from OpenWorld. Some are nothing more than representation of typical Oracle marketing and sales presentations. Some are true gems. One got me thinking about selection of hardware and software. The presentation can be found at http://www28.cplan.com/cbo_export/PS_S284441_284441_139-1_FIN_v6.pdf


The premise behind the presentation is that Dell configures a server that allows it to provision a database node into a RAC environment and make it part of the data warehouse cluster. One of the things that the author debates is the merits of deploying the latest and greatest hardware and software. The advantage is that you get the latest bells and whistles and newest features. Unfortunately you also get the least stable code test matrix. A new driver might be needed to support some new hardware feature and it might have an untested data path that happens when you least want it to. This brings me back to the age old question. If I were a CIO, what policies would I mandate? When I purchase a new car I never buy the latest and greatest. I did this years ago when I got a Miatta. The car had some bugs and problems with it but I got lucky. My wife purchased a Olds Silouette the first year that it was out. They never figured out how to get the brightness on the video screen to work properly and we were stuck with a VHS player that could not be converted to play our DVD library. The automatic door never wanted to close and stay closed. I think that I would mandate being a release behind the vendors or go with a qualified configuration that someone else that I know has tested and figured out what the problems are. If I were a CIO, I would follow the configuration that Dell proposed at OpenWorld. It appears to be well thought out, well tested, and I could call one of the IT directors at Dell for a site visit. I’m sure that the Dell sales rep could arrange this since I would be purchasing from them hopefully in large volumes. (Hey, if I am going to be a pretent CIO, it is going to be for a large and successful company).


Cutting edge is one thing. I always believe in learning things before everyone else. It helps me keep my edge. Oh well, I guess I better get back to reading the 11g database release information as well as the rest of the OpenWorld presentations that I find interesting.

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