Re: [Help] Becoming a DBA - where to begin?

Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:<3E8121E7.EE096FC4_at_telusplanet.net>...
> Joel Garry wrote:
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> > Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:<3E7C9DC3.AA1E6BBE_at_telusplanet.net>...
> > > Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> > >
> >
> > My observation is MSSQL DBA jobs expect you to be some kinda
> > superprogrammer, where only half (but increasing) the Oracle DBA jobs
> >
>
> I suspect that many people who hire SQL Server DBAs have been led to believe that SQL Server (along with
> some other Microsoft products?) are so advanced, reliable and secure that they really don't need any
> administration. Just need a super-whiz-bang-programmer-type who can go in and reboot the machine as
> required and do the upgrades.

Backups? Users do that, don't they? :-)

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> I am led to believe this from some recent discussions and psuedo-interviews with potential clients. Not
> sure whether I should be amused or sad.

That is what we call "black humor." It is amusing when observed in a cynical light. Like the movie "American Beauty," or most any Dilbert cartoon. Often used by those in professions where horrible events happen in order to depersonalize the events.

As an Oracle professional I find Oracle horror stories very amusing and informative.

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> /Hans
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> BTW - is MSSQL the same as Microsoft SQL Server???? I don't remember the name changing.

That's just an abbreviation I used, to avoid the temptation to use nastier (and mostly unjustified) descriptions.

jg

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