Re: Oracle DBA team management

On 2 Sep 2004 11:40:14 -0700, swiego_at_hotmail.com (Ess Wiego) wrote:

>Should we have a separation of duties between application and system DBAs?

All should know what's going on.. otherwise they'll get bored.. you can still have 'specialists'.

> What are good on-call schedules to try?

Work that out with your DBAs. If they don't agree on a schedule, impose one.

> What sorts of topics should be covered regularly at DBA team meetings?
Project Schedules. New Oracle features (or Oracle Feature of the week.. they might know it, but you'll remind of its existence). The way you all hate developers. The way you should continue educating developers about Oracle features, decent application design. Company/Divisional goals. Upcoming projects..

Don't meet just for the sake of meeting.

> How to manage application server and database server responsibilities within the same team?

What are good interview strategies?
Ethics/Integrity are most important.. Choose carefully.. prepare for interview.. know what technical AND personal qualities you're looking for. This might come w/ experience.

> What kind of "DBA standards" do other shops follow?

Visit your local OUG?

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