Experiences with EM 10g

Since we're in the process of evaluating EM 10g, I'd like to know your experiences on EM 10g. More specifically:
1)any negative or positive ones?
2)comparison to oem 9i, any improvement?
3)any main issues?
4)any tips?
Thanks in advance.

In my opinion EM 10g Grid Control rocks!
Easy to see a lot of things, mainly in the application server area, but also databases.
Main problem is that you can get lost easily.
cu
Andreas

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