Re: To become a DBA

Francoise wrote in message <6m8fba$9eo_at_news.u-bordeaux.fr>...
>Hi,
>
>I have to manage Oracle databases on Unix servers. The Oracle version is
>7.3 and will 8 in few months.
>I use MS-Access SQL language, and I used Oracle 6 SQL*Plus.
>Is it necessary to know PL/SQL ?
>And SQL*Plus ?

Yes. And yes. Although the degree to which you learn is up to you. I suggest you learn both to the max., as many of the requests you get from developers for support will surround these tools. Likewise, you might want to get a little C/Pro*C knowledge and/or Perl and/or Shell scripting, and maybe Java. I've found all of those things very useful, although my background was in development (15 years of it).

The more knowledge and hands-on experience you have, the better you will be able to argue your corner. Plus it makes the job more interesting if you can fill-in bits of projects that the people you support are struggling with. A little knowledge goes a long way...

Just my opinion.

MotoX. Received on Wed Jun 17 1998 - 00:00:00 CDT