From BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:46:10 -0800 From: "Boivin, Patrice J" Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:46:10 -0800 Subject: RE: Oracle DBA evolution path - please share your opinion Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain FYI, I found this on the computerworld web site: Database administrator "It's not that it's a hot one," Mark Krusinski at Emerald Resource Group Inc. in Broadview Heights, Ohio, says about database administrators (DBA). "It remains constant. It's not weakening." DBAs - particularly for Oracle - can always get a job, according to recruiters. The demand for Oracle administrators is highest, but Microsoft Corp.'s SQL Server is growing, even at high-transaction firms that should be Oracle Corp.'s bread and butter. And every recruiter seems to have some base of clients that use Sybase, Informix or DB2. And watch out for IBM's new product later this year. The bottom line is that no company subtracts DBAs; they only add more, gradually, as their departments grow. "There's actually more need for that than ever before because the rest of the organization is screaming for that data," says Jones. She points out that DBAs sometimes become necessary in new data architecture or warehousing projects. The URL is http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV64_STO57985,00.html Patrice Boivin Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes Technology Services | Services technologiques Informatics Branch | Direction de l'informatique Maritimes Region, DFO | Région des Maritimes, MPO E-Mail: boivinp@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Boivin, Patrice J INET: BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca 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).