DBMS vs unix Cron job
We have a web application using Oracle 8.1.7. When the user enters a process button on the web we want to run the procedure in the background and we also have some jobs that needs to be run in a scheduled time. My dba is telling us to use cron in place of dbms job. He thinks it is easy to maintain. Are there any new utilities in 8i besides dbms job. Can some body give me pros and cons on these processes.
thank you