Hmmm... Two hours and no responses. GC does not appear to be in wide use. On 4/5/06, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Well, is that subject a loaded question, or what? > > Background: I have never used OEM. > > Well, I have actually, but only long enough to try it and discard it > because I didn't like it too much. > > I've been told that GC is completely re-written and a much > better product than OEM. What I want to find out is if there > is some community concensus to back up that claims. > > Let's assume none of the add-on packs ($$$$) will be used, > and RAC is not involved. > > What does GC bring to the table that is worthwhile in your opinion? > > I was also told that GC could be used to (easily?) download and > apply Critical Patch Updates. Maybe not quite automated, but > simplified at least. Has anyone experienced that? > > It was also stated that this beast would require 8Gig of RAM, > which seems rather excessive. > > TIA, > > -- > Jared Still > Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist > -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist