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RE: Oracle DBA evolution path - please share your opinion

From: ora dba <sm0002001_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 12:47:44 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.002BDA30.20010226124241@fatcity.com>

Does anyone know what iDBA is?
--- Mohammad Rafiq <rafiq9857_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> Since version 4 and 5, it is constantly claimed by
> Oracle that things will
> become smoother with new version but in reality all
> new versions come with
> new features and more complexites. Inspite
> intoducing tools like Enterprize
> Manager, DBA has to be involved in all aspect of
> System Maintenance. With
> the advent of Internet access, maintenance of large
> and 24*7 databases
> becoming more sensative. In my humble opinion,
> demand for experienced DBA's
> may be growing and not declining in coming future.
>
> Regards
> Rafiq
>
>
> Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:25:31 -0800
>
> 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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