RE: Another note on "Best Practices" for DataGuard, Oracle Services and RAC

 

>> Unfortunately it is increasingly hard to even discuss what should be done if 
>> it varies from the formulaic

 

Which often happens when your discussion is with someone that has no clue as to 
what's really going on.  Instead of admitting their own lack of knowledge and 
taking the time to learn/understand the issue at hand, it's easier to use 'Best 
Practices' as a crutch for their own lack of knowledge. 


 


From: mwf@xxxxxxxx
To: jkstill@xxxxxxxxx; sacrophyte@xxxxxxxxx
CC: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Another note on "Best Practices" for DataGuard, Oracle Services 
and RAC
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:03:23 -0400







Nice Article Jared!
 
However, I prefer:
 
“Best practices” have most certainly become a label attached to “generic 
deployment practices designed to be executed with automated tools and the least 
possible requirement for intervention by a sentient party.”
 
The point in the article that no one solution, practice, or procedure is 
optimal for everyone is right on. Used as good guidance, “best practices” are 
often helpful. Used as a restriction on doing anything else, the very phrase is 
evil. “But that’s not ‘best practice’!” is not a valid rejoinder to something 
that works better than “best” at a given place. Unfortunately it is 
increasingly hard to even discuss what should be done if it varies from the 
formulaic.
 
Regards,
 
mwf
 




From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Jared Still
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 8:20 PM
To: sacrophyte@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: Another note on "Best Practices" for DataGuard, Oracle Services 
and RAC
 

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Charles Schultz <sacrophyte@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

I still want to know who defines what the heck "Best Practice" means anyway. =) 
I wonder what would happen if I put that into all my documentation from here on 
out......

 

http://tinyurl.com/best-practices-ktjr

 

If you don't want to read the entire article, skip to the last sentence.

 

Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist

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