Re: No DBAs needed on AS400

So you can cover his ass when a problem happens.

On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Jay Hostetter wrote:

> We are going through a merger, and management is looking to eliminate positions. Here is a brief summary of my discussion with the new director of IT:
>
> Director: "Back when I we were using an AS400, we didn't need a DBA."
> Me: "Then you probably were just using files."
> Director: "No, it was a database."
> Me: "Could you issue SQL commands?"
> Director: "Yes. But we didn't need a DBA. I guess it was just one of those mysteries of life."
>
>
> My thoughts are that he is using the term "database" in the generic sense of the word (our "files" are our database), or he was using some proprietary database that doesn't even begin to compare to Oracle.
>
> For those of you who know AS400s, I would appreciate some insight that would demonstrate why he needs to keep me as a DBA.
>
> Thanks,
> Jay
>
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