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To: syborg who wrote (8887)	11/18/1998 11:22:00 PM
From: mph	Respond to of 19080

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To: syborg who wrote (8887)	11/19/1998 12:34:00 AM
From: Michael Olin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19080

The connectivity is not going to be proprietary. The box will have an ethernet connection and will talk TCP/IP and Oracle Net8. If the database machine is running fine, why does it need to be updated for new hardware? I'll assume that there is a limited range of upgrades available: more disk, more RAM, maybe even more processors. Updates to the DB software get installed via the network. The box itself becomes a commodity. Most sites I deal with don't even bother upgrading hardware anymore. They buy new stuff (mostly for a faster processor) and move the memory and disks into the new machine. I see no reason why you couldn't do the same with a database machine. -Michael

To: syborg who wrote (8887)	11/19/1998 10:44:00 AM
From: treetopflier	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19080

So should DBAs start getting sysadm training? This has been a fairly well defined set of responsibilities in the past, DBA and sysadm. Who does what with a database appliance box? Is ORCL going to start offering Linux sysadm training? Will their already totally bizarre touch tone response system now include 'press 8 for Oracle operating system questions'?. I don't think Oracle is really prepared for this and their customers certainly aren't of this mindset yet. Or should the sysadms go get DBA training? ttf