online, what is this online stuff, cloistered away in upstairs musty rooms with fellow nerds and odd shaped dice, ahem... On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:16 PM, David Fitzjarrell <oratune@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I guess I should be embarassed to say that I didn't but I have never been > 'into' online gaming. > > Does that take away my coveted 'Nerd' status? > > David Fitzjarrell > > > *From:* "Lange, Kevin G" <kevin.lange@xxxxxxxxxx> > > *To:* oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Thursday, July 28, 2011 2:00 PM > > *Subject:* RE: Operational Excellence - True or False? (Feel free to > explain if so inclined) > > What ? Didn't everyone have their favorite Warrior-Mage weilding a sword > with one hand while throwing fireballs with the other ? > > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Guillermo Alan Bort > *Sent:* Thursday, July 28, 2011 3:51 PM > *To:* Taylor, Chris David > *Cc:* Michael.Coll-Barth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* Re: Operational Excellence - True or False? (Feel free to > explain if so inclined) > > Thanks Chris, I didn't want to mention multiclassing and RPG but that is > exactly what I had in mind when I wrote my reply... I honestly didn't expect > there to be many who'd understand that reference here. > > cheers > Alan.- > > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Taylor, Chris David < > ChrisDavid.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > This touches on where I was going with my thought processes.**** > **** > It seems to me to be similar to the idea of multi-classing for those of us > who used to play RPGs back in the day.**** > **** > It seems to me (and perhaps I’m wrong) that an individual can achieve a > higher level of expertise through a targeted/focused approach in a specific > area or skill set. When a person tries to achieve the same level of > expertise in 2 similar (but also very different) skill sets, the proficiency > in both is _*behind*_ any individual who takes the targeted approach and > will always remain behind.**** > **** > -Chris**** > **** > *From:* alanbort@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:alanbort@xxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of > *Guillermo > Alan Bort > *Sent:* Thursday, July 28, 2011 3:03 PM > *To:* Taylor, Chris David > *Cc:* Michael.Coll-Barth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* Re: Operational Excellence - True or False? (Feel free to > explain if so inclined)**** > **** > I've often found it difficult to find candidates who would be able to > provide "operational excelence" in a single RDBMS (Oracle)... I'd hate to > have to look for someone who has to be proficient in both. > > now, cynicism apart, I think that in order to be really good at what you do > you have to dedicate a lot of time to it, and if you expect to have any kind > of work-life balance then you simply don't have the time to master two > RDBMS' to the same level. > > "Ah, but I already know Oracle, so I'll spend the next 5 years training in > SQL" you say? Well, good luck with that... if you have the time to do full > training on SQL then I envy you... and furthermore, 5 years of full time > training on SQL means no upkeep training on Oracle, which means you'd be > stuck with 9i/10g right now with all these nifty new 11gR2 features... > perhaps this is what Oracle is talking about. > > Also, I think we need to consider the target audience and read a little > more than the phrase itself, I think it's aimed at large companies with very > large DBA groups (from 10 to several dozen dbas), so they are giving a > statement that applies to *most* people. I have no doubt that there's > someone out there that is an Oracle Guru and an expert in SQL Server and > also dabbles in MySQL and PGSQL and keeps a Sybase in his usbkey... though I > doubt very much they are very common and I'd wager they have more than a > couple of decades of experience, which means hiring them may prove too > expensive. > > just my 0.02 AR$. ;-) > > cheers > Alan.- > > **** > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Taylor, Chris David < > ChrisDavid.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:**** > Yikes! Yes, I think you need to eat J**** > **** > I actually made the conscious decision to not define Operational Excellence > because it is different for each organization. Operational excellence might > be recognized by providing 5 9s of availability (99.999) because that is > what is determined as the measuring stick for a particular organization. A > different organization may strive for response time for 90% of queries to > complete in under 10 ms. Obviously these are simplistic examples.**** > **** > I think you have made the mistake of equating excellence with infallible or > inerrant (or perhaps both). Perhaps to you that is what operational > excellence *is. * To be inerrant and/or infallible.**** > **** > I hope that helps.**** > **** > --Chris**** > **** > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Coll-Barth, Michael > *Sent:* Thursday, July 28, 2011 2:13 PM**** > > *To:* oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx**** > *Subject:* RE: Operational Excellence - True or False? (Feel free to > explain if so inclined)**** > **** > **** > What utter nonsensical, management double speak; 'operational excellence'. > **** > **** > But, I'll play.**** > **** > **** > **** > Care to define the term? **** > **** > **** > If I were to take the term at face value, I'd have to say that there are > very few out there that could be considered excellent at anything. Some of > us may be very good or even damn good, but excellent? No. Even someone > like Tom Kyte has failings and he'd be the first to tell you that. Just > check out his web site.**** > **** > As written, the statement is false and inflammatory. **** > **** > Add the following line; 'But that individual could provide the operational > proficiency that is quite a bit more than good enough', and the statement > becomes true and reasonable.**** > **** > **** > And with that said, 'excellence' is something to be strived for by > everyone, but is rarely, if ever, achieved by anyone.**** > **** > **** > **** > I haven't eaten today, so perhaps I'm just not feeling excellent. Ted, > Bill? You ready to head out? Your stepmom *is* cute, though.**** > **** > **** > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Taylor, Chris David > *Sent:* Thursday, July 28, 2011 2:47 PM > *To:* 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > *Subject:* Operational Excellence - True or False? (Feel free to explain > if so inclined)**** > **** > I just want to get an idea of where some of you fall on this statement…*** > * > **** > Truth Statement:**** > Due to the differences in Oracle and Microsoft database products, an > individual person cannot provide operational excellence in both products > with regard to the management of large enterprise data stores. **** > **** > (That is, to achieve operational excellence in regard to enterprise data > management of large data stores managed by both Oracle and SQL Server, you > need individuals who specialize in each technology).**** > **** > --Chris**** > **** > > > > This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or > proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity > to which it is addressed. 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