From Waleed.Khedr@FMR.COM Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:36:58 -0800 From: "Khedr, Waleed" Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:36:58 -0800 Subject: RE: Oracle DBA evolution path - please share your opinion Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sure everything will be point and click! But it means nothing! Who will open tars, report bugs, download patches, etc?! When we're using Oracle 7, Oracle said that Oracle 8 will work by itself, tune itself, low cost maintenance, etc. So, tell me what happened? Also in my opinion DBA duties includes database architect. -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 11:42 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Dear List ! Some background : i've been around Oracle for several years , i'm DBAing for 2+ years now , i have written some java code (jdbc , some XML etc) , perl , PL/SQL , Tcl/Tk , a lot of UNIX scripting . .Where do i go to from here ? Many people say that the profession of Oracle DBA is going to be less demanded in future , because of : 1) either other DB ( like less-expensive MS SQL Server or free MySQL) will occupy the market , especially in small enterprises ; 2) or Oracle will "improve" the DB management and make it "point and click" , so you do not need a dedicated Oracle DBA at all or you need less Oracle DBAs . So , the bottom line is : what should i learn now ? how can i extend my expertise ? In which fields ? Please share your thoughts ! Thanks a lot in advance ! -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Khedr, Waleed INET: Waleed.Khedr@FMR.COM Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).