From: wizofoz2k@yahoo.com.au   
      
   On 24/12/2017 8:08 @wiz, Mladen Gogala wrote:   
      
   > Unfortunately, Oracle Corp. has turned a caste of competent DBA personnel   
   > into bitter enemies.   
      
   Yup.  For the last 15 years, only DBAs supported and promoted   
   over-expensive and buggy Oracle here in NSW, Australia.   
      
   Since 2014 when Oracle decided to "kill the dba", I have not heard a   
   single dba in NSW promote Oracle.   
      
   The result?   
   I have not heard of one single new major account anywhere in NSW since   
   2014.  Au contraire, I heard quite a few who ejected the product in   
   favour of Postgres and MSSQL.   
      
   But of course Oracle management will immediately interject and blog and   
   confirm I am a liar and, of course, a "bad dba"...   
      
   > Unfortunately, such people would be needed now more than ever, to   
   > employ their vast technical knowledge and experience and give Oracle   
   > some wind beneath its wing. I am afraid that DEC story is about to be   
   > repeated.   
      
   Oracle's biggest handicap at the moment is Larry.  Unlike Gates who left   
   Microslop's steering ages ago so the company could evolve and learn to   
   continue without him.  Oracle is tied to Larry's underpants, a huge   
   handicap.   
      
   His completely outmoded strategy and incompetent sales and management   
   style is very akin to shooting oneself in the foot.   
   Big time.  Then again, he doesn't give a hoot about the company anymore.   
      
   I'm so glad I was sensible enough to sell all my Oracle shares and   
   options ages ago!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)