Re: Oracle 10g - Diminishing DBA roles ...

Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1095307177.620593_at_yasure>...
> Dick wrote:
>
> > All,
> > With Oracle 10g , It looks like the role of a DBA is getting
> > diminished. I had a meeting with the Oracle Account manager for my
> > Company and he said " Now the DBAs can do some creative stuff..Like more
> > on development blah..blah..."
> >
> > Well, I think it's time to move on to some thing else like ..Aaahh
> > ..Well .... been a DBA for 12 yrs...and aahhhh... may be the "creative"
> > UNIX admin...or..
> >
> > Guys , What you all think ?
> >
> > Dick..
>
> The job of DBA isn't going away for those that understand that they must
> continue to evolve their skills. A DBA five years from now may need to
> understand skills such as UML diagramming (not just ERD). Like SOAP and
> web services and JAR and EAR files not just .SQL.
>
> Those that can't or don't wish to evolve will go the way of the
> dinosaurs. Now you may wish to get a different job and if so I'd suggest
> beating the rush. But many young highly motivated DBAs are going back to
> school and getting the skills they will need.

More than technical skills, American DBA's and IT professionals need to get training on how to Oraganize, Unionize, fight their ugly corporations and ugly Indian offshore companies:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/980562/posts

Does anyone have advise how to do that.

Thanks Received on Wed Sep 22 2004 - 22:18:46 CDT