Re: Is DBA The Best ???

"balaski" <balaski_at_snet.net> wrote

> Well,
> A number of people claim to be DBAs -- but GOOD DBAs are FAR from a
> dime-a-dozen.

Agree.

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> Good SQL tuning skills. There are a number of products out there that a
> Good Performance Tuning Oriented DBA can apply tuning abilities (such as
> PeopleSoft, Ariba, etc etc)

Disagree. The real DBA is the one that can telnet into a box, run SQL*Plus, track the performance problem. And solve it. Without having to run screaming "help! help!" to a silly little 3rd party tool sporting a fancy GUI and WIMP interface.

A real DBA is one that is not afraid to roll up his sleeves and dig into a problem. It is not about knowledge. It is about ATTITUDE. The type of attitude that makes a person tackle the problems face on, with the basic tools the Oracle manuals and the knowledge that knowledge and experience comes from hard work.. not from using silly little front-end tools that allows you to mess around with the database, clueless to how the internals are working.

A real DBA can not be beaten by a database problem as he ALWAYS get up and come back for more. No matter how battered and bruised.

A real DBA is one that makes his own tools. sh scripts. PL/SQL scripts.

A real DBA drinks real coffee. Not this decaf crap. And _never_ EVER something like tea or bottled water!

And of course..

A real DBA rides off into the sunset with the tunes of The Magnificent Seven playing in his head.

--
Billy