tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733464449819279412.post1451693167731476625..comments2024-03-27T12:44:11.351+00:00Comments on Debra's thoughts on Oracle: The Danger of AssumptionDebra Lilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06501850988908291461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733464449819279412.post-47030788181437259302012-05-16T00:32:02.256+01:002012-05-16T00:32:02.256+01:00"With Oracle9i you'll never see ORA-01555..."With Oracle9i you'll never see ORA-01555 again!" - New Features presenter, about a decade ago.<br /><br />words: ytoesn feresurvJoel Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325061229393838224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733464449819279412.post-67113448821262736832012-05-15T17:08:32.250+01:002012-05-15T17:08:32.250+01:00I didn't mean Oracle naturally lie. They have ...I didn't mean Oracle naturally lie. They have their spin or marketing. The problem I had was where people had assumped or confused customers, and in the main it was partners.<br /><br />everyone wants to work with Fusion Apps and at the moment few haveDebra Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501850988908291461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733464449819279412.post-58673424255769144632012-05-13T23:16:37.082+01:002012-05-13T23:16:37.082+01:00In fairness to Oracle Corporation and all who sail...In fairness to Oracle Corporation and all who sail in her, I'll add, too, that even when I was an Oracle employee, I told the truth, and it worked out very well.<br /><br />The important thing is to realize that, as Debra emphasized, the truth sometimes takes quite a bit of work to learn. The "truth" is not just whatever idea you happen to hold a the moment.<br /><br />Truth is a responsibility, an important one, but it's hard work. As Mogens has told me, "The truth lasts longer, but the other one is easier."Cary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733464449819279412.post-69767154185346952972012-05-13T03:06:35.519+01:002012-05-13T03:06:35.519+01:00To second Debra's comments. If ACE Directors ...To second Debra's comments. If ACE Directors were just "voices of Oracle" then they would be employees. They are not.<br /><br />An ACE Director's value is in their high degree of content excellence, paired with a passion for communicating from their OWN perspective. <br /><br />Besides, all you have to do is meet an ACE Director in-person and you quickly realize they don't do "scripts". :-).Misha Vaughanhttp://blogs.oracle.com/voxnoreply@blogger.com