Re: confused In doing ORACLE DBA OR SQL SERVER DBA
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:42:51 -0800 (PST)
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On Dec 16, 10:59 am, Rohit <rohit.misri0..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All ,
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> i am going to start a Course for Oracle Dba
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> But i am lil bit confused In doing ORACLE DBA OR SQL SERVER DBA
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> any of you please help me out with this confusion shall i start
> Oracle or Sql as far as market recommendations are required
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> Please do the need full..
I've noticed a few posts here and there by Oracle DBA's who have gone to SQL Server conferences, and they seem to think the SS folk are heavily into myths and legends as Oracle folk were about a decade and a half ago. Seeing these posts reinforces my own bias, I've felt the same thing.
For the vast majority of sites that use SS, not much really needs to be done, partly because it is simpler, partly because it doesn't have the instrumentation to find out what is really wrong. I know one fellow who is an SS dba among many Oracle dba's, and he has to deal with many more db's. But he can. Oracle databases tend to be larger and more complex, with more knobs to twiddle.
Personally, I stay away from things where I have to compete with high school kids or cheap remote labor. If you happen to be in a place that provides cheap remote labor, then there is a mileu which may be suitable for you, but there won't be any top-end jobs. But you can get your foot in the door. If you are in the US or other major market, you have to make the decision as to whether you want to part of a mass of averageness, or have the opportunity for greatness. Either way, get a few years of development under your belt first.
There's an advantage to having both, too.
jg
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