Mark Townsend <markbtownsend@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<1iiTc.119900$8_6.44117@attbi_s04>...
> The Oracle 'equivalent' to Shareplex is Data Guard (not RAC), and in
> fact a move to Data Guard (assuming you are already using Enterprise
> Edition) would help you with your limted budget by saving you the cost
> of Shareplex. Your Oracle licence costs would remain the same in both
> scenarios.

He doesn't told us what's the purpose of using Shareplex. It is true
that Shareplex is costly, on the other it is much more powerfull then
Oracle's Data Guard, so maybe using DG is not a viable option for him.

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Dusan Bolek