Re: First DBA job!

Elle

Van is RIGHT. Ignore that NASTY Cynical Chief of Police (he obviously works for the LAPD or NYPD - and we know how trustworthy they are? We all know what Cynics are too!). I doubt the validity of the Chief's statements : IBM DB2 is good - but what does he know about market share of Oracle and DB2 in the EU or their speeds too! What does he know about the EU? If you find no joy or sympathy from your current employers - MOVE ON - there are loads of opportunities - it is up to you - consider moving or CONTRACTING too. If you must remember one thing : Be confident about your abilities.

PS As for Chief Of Police's derogatory comment about Al Gore - it would be worse if it were ...
Regards Joe
chief_at_dba.police wrote in message <3811fb92.259225116_at_news.alt.net>...
>From "elle" <elle_at_surma.demon.co.uk>:
>
>> Hi,
>> I've done 2 of the Oracle DBA Certification Tests and planning to finish
the
>> certification in a couple of months.
>> I am currently working as a software engineer(1 yr). Basically, my job
>> consists of embedding SQL into COBOL apps. My team also act as DBAs of
our
>> development environment. (setup servers, advice on sql, security,etc.)
for
>> both MS SQL Server and Oracle (but ms sql server is main platform so I
don't
>> get to do much Oracle at all in my working life)
>> I am willing to move on and start a career as an Oracle DBA, but I don't
>> feel very confident about it at all. I know I'll get the certification,
but
>> my experience is so limited, that I'm worried I'll forget all the stuff
>> pretty soon if I don't practice it.
>> It's not that I don't believe in myself. I know that if I get the
experience
>> I can become good at it, but worries me thinking how I am going to
convince
>> a prospective employee, that just because I lack the experience I cannot
do
>> a good job and be an asset for the company.
>>
>> any advice?
>>
>> thanks in advance
>>
>> elle
>>
>
>Elle, dear:
>
>Advice you pay for, suggestions are free.
>
>We advise you learn IBM DB2 which has larger market share in the EU than
and is
>6 to 12 times faster than ORACLE.
>
>We suggest you not seek ANYTHING on the internet -- Al Gore's vast,
meaningless
>wasteland of servers and routers spending 10% of their time on email and
90% of
>their time on porno traffic.
Received on Wed Oct 20 1999 - 09:33:15 CDT