Bullshit Chief !
It might be bigger in some marktes right now, but that's legacy systems nad
won't produce many jobs in the future.
/Kjetil
<chief_at_dba.police> skrev i
diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet: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 Fri Oct 22 1999 - 12:14:57 CDT
