From GHofilena@cnv.org Thu, 20 Sep 2001 11:11:48 -0700 From: George Hofilena Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 11:11:48 -0700 Subject: RE: 2nd DBA or ? Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I agree. Never heard of that word either. Is it a new feature in 9i? George -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 11:56 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L What is "vacation"? > -----Original Message----- > From: Miller, Jay [mailto:JayMiller@TDWaterhouse.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 2:31 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: 2nd DBA or ? > > > Agreed. Do you want to ever be able to go on a 2 week > vacation at some > point in your life? Or even 1 week overseas? > > Then you need a 2nd DBA. > > It's also much better for the company. If you should ever > decide to seek > greener pastures elsewhere there will be someone familiar > with all their > systems and databases. > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 1:56 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > second person, you get to have a life > > > -----Original Message----- > ] > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 12:30 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > I've been presented with an opportunity to justify > requirements for a 2nd > DBA at our site. As I see it there are an number of paths > this presents: > > 1 - Justify and get a 2nd DBA. > Pro's: Gives me more time to get involved in other projects > as a senior DBA. > > Holidays and attendance at courses and seminars etc. easier to take > > 2 - Outsource this role and activate it when required and > justify putting > money into investing in software and/or hardware to allow a > single DBA > function to required levels. > Pros: New tools etc. to learn and broader experience gained. More > bargaining power if required. > > I'd like to hear your feedback on which path you'd be > inclined to take and > why?. Also if going it alone what you'd look for software in > hardware and > other areas. Currently 6 NT servers, 10 databases and expanding... > > > Sean :) > > Rookie Data Base Administrator > Oracle 7.3.3, 8.0.5, 8.1.7 - NT, W2K > [0%] OCP Oracle8i DBA > [0%] OCP Oracle9i DBA > -------------------------------- ------------ > Organon (Ireland) Ltd. > E-mail: sean.oneill@organon.ie [subscribed: Digest Mode] > > Visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oracle-OCP-DBA > > > "Nobody loves me but my mother... and she could be jivin' > too." - BB King > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > Author: O'Neill, Sean > INET: Sean.ONeill@organon.ie > > 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). 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