On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:30:43 -0500, Jesse, Rich <rich.jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1637495,00.asp > But I wonder where the support staff is going to come from to support the > testing of these patch bundles? > > Or is it "Test, schmest. Just get monthly downtime on your 24x7x365 (now > known as '...x353') DB to apply patches." true story colleague says to wife, "I'm sorry I can't be there - I have a 24/7 operation to support". wife (who knows that he is avoiding the gymkhana) "what 7 hours a day 24 days a month - you've plenty of time" collapse of colleague. It was also suggested to me that a SAP year holds less than 365 days for maintenance reasons. Niall -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------