Re: Potential newbie - do we need a DBA

From: Simon <jb85_at_dial.pipex.com>
Date: 1997/03/10
Message-ID: <5g1aeg$amh@join.news.pipex.net>#1/1

rranieri_at_mail.infoave.net (richard ranieri) wrote:

>1. Is the NT/Oracle combination stable enough to run mission critical
>applications?

>2. Will we need a Data Base Administrator (with lots of experience) or can we
>train an in-house programmer as our DBA?

If it is a mission critical app. , possibly involving 24x7 operation, then, in my opinion, you will certainly need a DBA. If you have someone who wants to be trained to be a DBA, this would be an ideal opportunity, but I would reccomend getting someone with experience in to do your initial set up and tuning - there is a *lot* to take in when you are a newbie DBA, believe me :-)

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Simon Holt --  System Designer/DBA
** My opinions are not nescessarily those of my employers **
Britannia Zinc Ltd. Bristol, UK. (+44) 0117 980 2510

Received on Mon Mar 10 1997 - 00:00:00 CST