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OCP Instructors Guide for
Oracle DBA Certification
Chapter 9 -
Evaluating Third-Party Products
As we learned previously, database administrators are much more than
just “table jockeys.” We often become involved in the evaluation of
third-party business applications, application development tools and
database administration and monitoring products. Over the years, I
have developed a Product Evaluation Methodology that you may find
helpful.
A methodology can be loosely defined as a body
of practices, procedures and rules used to accomplish a given task.
The task in this case is to evaluate and select information
technology products. The success of any methodology depends on its
continuous refinement. As a result, all methodology documents
should be considered to be “work in progress.” The steps contained
in this section are not meant to be followed verbatim. They should
be considered as a set of general recommendations to be used to
increase the quality of the third-party application evaluation
process.
Initial Analysis
Clarifying the business needs takes place
during this phase. Individual, departmental and corporate
requirements are evaluated. The focus of the analysis is on solving
the business problem as opposed to buying a product. End users may
have conflicting requirements. Needs clarification helps the users
in synthesizing a common statement of the overall requirements.
Analysis to determine if existing products can solve the problem is
performed at this time. The make vs buy analysis is also completed
during the initial analysis phase.
The above text is
an excerpt from:
OCP Instructors Guide for Oracle DBA Certification
A Study Guide to Advanced Oracle Certified Professional Database
Administration Techniques
ISBN 0-9744355-3-8
by Christopher T. Foot
http://www.rampant-books.com/book_2003_2_OCP_print.htm
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