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RE: Oracle DBA evolution path - please share your opinion

From: Boivin, Patrice J <BoivinP_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:05:44 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.002BD874.20010226111055@fatcity.com>

If you are really worried about SQL Server, go ahead and learn it.

It won't take too long, and it won't cost you all that much.

Learning it would only help if you are doing consulting work though, I think. Shops that use Oracle are not as likely to bother with SQL Server, but that's just a guess on my part.

Do you want to do consulting, work for a large company with enough money to pay you, or wear many hats in a smaller shop?

It depends on what your goals are and your personal preference.

Regards,
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)

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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Khedr, Waleed [SMTP:Waleed.Khedr_at_FMR.COM]
        Sent:   Monday, February 26, 2001 2:26 PM
        To:     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
        Subject:        RE: Oracle DBA evolution path - please share your
opinion
        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 !
         

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