1.Database gets full, which can cause bigger problems: application crash, data loss etc.

2.Hard disk is getting full and its not monitored for that.

3.Network disconnects combined with lack of resuming functionality: for example downloading a large application that takes time is interrupted.

4.Memory crash.

5.Power off – electricity down, hardware getting old, processor heating etc.

6.As a problem of long duration I am listing software getting old – because it can affect the business and a bug is something that reduces the value of the application.

7.Competition may appear that creates the need of better software and reduces the current one.

8.Software can become obsolete – there is no practical need for it anymore.

9.Software becomes incapable of satisfying the needs of  increasing number of users.

10.Lots of issues that couldn’t be predicted in design process.

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1. Richard Hill says:

   November 5, 2010 at 8:05 am

   Look for databases getting fragmented across disk segments where are the dbspaces going to find there chunks of data . As data is added the extents may become dispersed across different disk sectors.

   Check the DBA has a fragmentation strategy.

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2. Eusebiu Blindu says:

   November 6, 2010 at 9:21 pm

   Hi Richard
   Thanks for commenting and adding a a good tip.

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