Many people are not
aware that Oracle will de-support Oracle8i on 12/31/03.
For
assistance with your Oracle9i migration
call
Burleson at
800 - 766 - 1884
or email us at 
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Oracle has a
two-phase de-support consisting of Error Correction Support (ECS) and
Extended Assistance Support (EAS). For those not familiar with ECS and
EAS, Oracle de-support begins with a withdrawal of ECS, where bug fixes and
back-ports of bug fixes are withdrawn.
The EAS service
consists of answering questions and assisting in planning an upgrade of
Oracle, and suggesting workarounds (when applicable) for problems.
Oracle 8.1.5 and
8.1.6 have already been desupported for error correction services, and
Oracle 8.1.7 will be de-supported on 12/31/2003.
In sum, if you have
a mission-critical application and need error correction support from
Oracle, you should start planning your migration to Oracle9i before
December.
For more
information on upgrading to Oracle9i, see my book Oracle Tuning: The Definitive Reference by Rampant TechPress. Its only $41.95(I dont
think it is right to charge a fortune for books!) and you can buy it right
now at this link:
http://www.rampant-books.com/book_2005_1_awr_proactive_tuning.htm
If you need
immediate consulting assistance in getting migrated to Oracle9i before the
desupport date, Please call Burleson Consulting at 252-431-0049.
