Re: Is DBA The Best ???

From: Fred Pierce <fpierce_at_avialantic.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 08:20:59 -0400
Message-ID: <3B712EAB.B24D438B@avialantic.com>

Ooooh! I got goose-bumps all over!

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Fred Pierce (DNRC) [claims to be a] Oracle/Sybase DBA www.Avialantic.com fpierce_at_avialantic.com MAAM World War II Weekend Airshow June 8-10 2001 www.maam.org/maamwwii.html
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Billy Verreynne wrote:
>
> "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.
>
> <snipped>
> > 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
Received on Wed Aug 08 2001 - 07:20:59 CDT