On 8 Sep 2009 12:37:11 -0700, ds...@hotmail.com (Dave Salt) wrote:
>Hi Bill,
>
>Thanks for the info. I understand that OAM will continue to be supported,
>but not enhanced. If a new feature of the Oracle database requires an
update
>to the OAM, it means applications running on z/OS would not be able to use
>the new Oracle feature. Is that correct? If so, it's hard to imagine
that any
>company using z/OS would consider using Oracle as the database. Oracle
>obviously knows this, so in essence it seems they've given up on the z/OS
>platform. Would you agree with this? Out of curiosity, can you shed
any light
>on why this decision was made; e.g. economical, political, technical, etc?
Dave (and IBM-Main),
The first point is true only for Oracle database features that involve
client
API and/or precompiler changes. The majority of new database features do
not involve such changes i.e. they are available via existing SQL and PL/SQL
execution mechanisms.
It's probably inappropriate for me (a developer) to suggest the reasons
for realigning our database strategy on z/OS. Barry would be the person to
ask...drop him a note. I definitely think "giving up on the platform"
is not
quite right.
Regards,
/b
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