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endymi0n
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Executing Parallel Statements to Improve Performan...
With all due respect, Oracle doesn't provide ACID semantics across a cluster spanning several continents...
lgas
on Oct 24, 2017
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Isn't that exactly what "Extended Distance Oracle RAC Clusters" provide?
danielmg
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No. That still uses ASM. It's effectively low level IO mirroring and needs fast data-centre interconnects and low-latency.
I work a lot with RAC and it introduces more problems than it solves tbh.
anonacct37
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It's almost a meme. I was often told Companies RAC, experience RAC-caused outages, and then they de-RAC.
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