On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Nuno Souto <dbvision@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > It also shows how much more we pay in EE for what essentially amounts to a > software toggle switch. > But what I really like is being able to have a database working in > 2000-emulation mode, another in 2005-emulation and another in native 2008, > all in the same instance and all sharing the same server. Works wonders > when consolidating apps into single servers. Also extremely valuable for customers who want to run a supported database and where the software vendor hasn't yet certified against a current release. NB There was of course prep work to make sure the database wasn't using any EE only features (but as it was a shrink wrap app I wasn't surprised when it wasn't). -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.orawin.info