Re: database market share 2003

"Data Goob" <datagoob@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<aFWzc.370$9l2.41@fe40.usenetserver.com>... > > Actually, the necessity for training is a lot like the need > for a help desk for your software. If the software is built > correctly, the user-interface and online help should deter the > need for a lot of 'training' or help-desk support. If your > help desk is inundated with a lot of calls, what does that > say about your software? If you need a lot of training, what > does that say about the design of the interface? HR clerk: "Hellow help desk? All the payroll data disappeared, and I can't find anything about that in the help." Help desk: "Uh, you better call the payroll software vendor about that." > > To the credit of Microsoft, they have a pretty darn good database > for the mid-range market, especially for SMB's that can't afford > a DBA. SQL-Server is very robust, takes a lot of abuse, and is > pretty good with a lot of different applications. It can literally > run for years without much attendance by anyone knowing what they > are doing with it--this comes from my own personal use of the > product in our environment and we have done a lot with it. It's > not my favorite, but certainly it's not difficult to use or abuse, > and has rarely if ever failed us. Failures were always user > problems. HR Clerk: "Hello, all my payroll data disappeared. What do I do?" [back and forth of a few details.] Vendor: "Well, you better restore the master database." HR Clerk: "Restore...?" User problems. No DBA needed. Riiiiiiight. > > > > An Oracle Fellow, that would be hilarious. > > > > No more than a MCSE... > > Can't argue with that. Yeah, they're trying to call them Oracle Masters, but few are taking the bait. jg -- @home.com is bogus. Lord save us from marketspeak that takes our jobs.