REAL DBAs have 28 Etch-A-Sketches configured as RAC with Big Chief Tablets
as their hot standby
Daniel W. Fink
Sr. Oracle DBA
MICROMEDEX
303.486.6456
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AIX? Come on all really senior DBAs work on SUN
(ducking and running broken field pattern :) )
- "Freeman, Robert " <Robert_Freeman_at_csx.com> wrote:
> A few thoughts...
>
> Jr. DBA: Asks the Mid or Sr. DBA where to look.
> Mid DBA: Kind of knows where the answer is, but takes a bit to find
> it.
> Sr. DBA: Answer is dog eared in one or more of his office full of
> books.
> Really Sr. DBA: Answer is dog eared in his own book or paper.
>
> Jr. DBA: Feels a lot of fear with every change of the database he has
> to
> make.
> Mid DBA: Looks forward to the experience of making the changes.
> Sr. DBA: Suggests improvements when reviewing changes, helps
> implement those
> improvements and
> then monitors the Mid. DBA as he/she makes the change.
> Really Sr. DBA: Is busy installing the latest version of Oracle on
> AIX, and
> updating the current Oracle
> standards manual for the department, when the change is requested.
> Opens
> another window, quickly realizes that the change will end up causing
> all
> sorts of data inconsistencies,
> redesigns the entire change while at the same time flipping out CD 3
> of 5 of
> Oracle9iR2 for AIX, Implements
> the redesigned change after the developer reviews and approves. Then
> flips
> in CD 4 of 5.
>
> Jr. DBA: Checks with the Mid-tier DBA before making a change to make
> sure
> it's ok.
> Mid DBA: Checks with the Sr. DBA before making a change to make sure
> it's
> ok.
> Sr. DBA: Comfortable with making the change in his own right, but for
> more
> complicated changes
> or new architectural implementations, checks with the Sr. DBA to make
> sure
> it is ok.
> Really Sr. DBA: Talks with anyone who will listen and wonders why he
> is
> considered the grand-pobah
> DBA because he really doesn't feel like one.
>
> Jr. DBA: 3 Books on his desk.
> Mid DBA: 7 Books on his desk.
> Sr. DBA: 10-20 books on his desk.
> Really Sr. DBA: You can't find because he is buried under the books
> on his
> desk OR he is writing
> his latest book.
>
> Jr. DBA: 2 weeks vacation, all taken.
> Mid DBA: 3 weeks vacation, 1 week taken and occasional Fridays. All
> made up
> by long weekend and holiday changes.
> Sr. DBA: 4 Weeks vacation, 1 week taken with pager going off three
> times,
> occasional Friday off too. All made up for by long weekend and
> holiday
> changes.
> Really Sr. DBA: 6 weeks vacation, none taken in 6 years (and of
> course the
> company doesn't accrue vacation time) and all those long weekend and
> holiday
> changes. Pager of cell phone always going off.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP
> Oracle DBA Technical Lead
> CSX Midtier Database Administration
> Author: Oracle9i New Features
> Mastering Oracle8i
>
> Clark Griswold <http://us.imdb.com/Name?Chase,+Chevy> : Eddie, has
> anyone ever told you that you're bad luck?
> Cousin Eddie <http://us.imdb.com/Name?Quaid,+Randy> : Those were my
> mother's dying words. But I guess if your body's covered in third
> degree
> burns, and your foot's caught in a bear trap, you tend to start
> talkin'
> crazy.
>
>
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> INET: Robert_Freeman_at_csx.com
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