Re: IDS 7.3x Admin courses???

From: drumzspace <drumzspace@my-deja.com> > >Got a small dilemma here. We are running Peoplesoft with IDS 7.31 on >HPUX 10.20 and need to train somebody as my backup (so I can go on >vacations and actually live a life). HOWEVER, after perusing the >Informix course catalog we find that, hey, the only Informix admin >classes being offered are for IDS.2000. > >Well, we'd just LOVE to upgrade, but IDS.2000 is not supported by our >version of PeopleSoft, and won't be for probably another year or so. >So we're left with either of these two options: > >1) Hire a third party to train the employee(s) > >or > >2) Convert to (*ahem*...*cough*) Oracle, due to the superior PeopleSoft >support on Oracle platforms > >SO MY QUESTION IS: can anyone recommend a third party Informix training >option for 7.3x??? Or, has anyone else come across this problem with >the need for training? How have you gotten around it? > >I'd much rather stick with Informix due to its stability and ease of >administration, but they're not leaving me with much of a choice here. >I'll convert to Oracle in a second if it will mean my long-term >support/training concerns will be solved. Here in Britain, we're big fans of "The Third Way" our revered leader espouses (aren't we, folks?) If you send your DBA on IDS.2000 training, he will be quite capable of administering your 7.3x databases, so it's not really an issue. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com