On Wed, Oct 03, 2012 at 07:34:14AM -0400, Tom Limoncelli wrote:
> We're in total agreement. I'm describing how most (but not all)
> companies are, and you are describing how they should be (and some
> are).
Adjusting the bar upwards can be a challenge. There's a
widespread meme that doing things right costs extra. Typical
chat with consultant X, technical lead for a project to
virtualize our ERP:
Me: The database needs to be benchmarked in the new
environment to avoid uncovering performance problems
after cutover.
X: That's book learning. In real life no one does that.
It's never been a problem.
Me: It will cost dearly if the schedule slips at the end, just
before Spring term starts.
X: My company has virtualized tons of large Oracle systems.
We never run benchmarks, we never have problems.
Me: *Boggle*. Let's move on to why replicated databases are
not the same as making periodic backups.
--
Charles, who is migrating sysadmin documention from a Sharepoint
2003 wiki to Sharepoint 2010. For which Redmond offers no
support.
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