If this is a work related (enterprise) wish list, then I'd say throw an Exadata solution on there. Chris Taylor Sr. Oracle DBA Ingram Barge Company Nashville, TN 37205 "Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort." -- John Ruskin (English Writer 1819-1900) CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete the contents of this message without disclosing the contents to anyone, using them for any purpose, or storing or copying the information on any medium. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Zelli, Brian Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 7:57 AM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: wish list With the holiday season coming upon us, my boss asked for a software wish list for DBAs. If you were to pick a useful piece of software for say managing and maintaining a database or databases, what would you pick? Trying to get some ideas. I already have TOAD with the db admin pack. I use EM but I was thinking of getting the diagnostic packs. Ideas???? ciao, Brian This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l