Re: Thanks for the reply

Justin,

[Quoted] [Quoted] If the DBAs you know do nothing but surf the net all day, then they [Quoted] [Quoted] must not be very good DBAs. Although the list of general responsibilities for DBAs is rather short, they encompass quite a bit. [Quoted]  For example, I spend the majority of my day working on space [Quoted] management issues. I prepare reports and conduct research for upcoming projects that will effect the database. I determine if the [Quoted] amount of space allocated to the database is sufficient for future [Quoted] changes, like new product installations, growth rates of existing [Quoted] applications, etc.

Besides the normal DBA responsibilities of Backup/Recovery, Perf/Tuning, the DBAs that I know also work on application development and tuning.

[Quoted] Bottom line: there is a lot to being a DBA. The pace may be a little [Quoted] less than what you're used to now. But don't expect it to be like [Quoted] that all of the time.

"Justin" <justin_at_ca.ca> wrote in message news:<nfJ48.18402$Ii5.4912179_at_news20.bellglobal.com>...
> Hey, Chris,
>
> Thanks for the reply, I took a look at the STS stuff, looks good though
> the price is kind of steep. Do you have any experience with STS ? Do you
> think reading oracle's documentation will help, though the volume is kind of
> overwhelming.
>
> I'm just curious, the DBAs I know seems just like Sys Admins, sitting
> there surfing the net all day, unless someone broke something or something
> really bad happend, which doesn't happen that often, while us poor
> programmers have to work day and night at every new feature release, which
> is almost every week.
>
> Justin
>
> "Chris Boyle" <cboyle_at_no.spam.hargray.com> wrote in message
> news:a2u70u$dh8d$1_at_news3.infoave.net...
> > I would also skip the OCP CBTs from Oracle. They were the exact same
> > quality as Daniel found the book to be. Until Sybex or somebody comes out
> > with a book your only choice is class room training. You could get the
> STS
> > test. They will help you pass certification.
> >
> > I have never met a DBA that didn't have deadlines to meet and recovering a
> > mission critical instance after a disk failure can't be considered
> relaxing.
> > DBA is different than programming but it can be just as stressful and
> > taxing.
> >
> > Good luck on the exams.
> >
> >
> > "Justin" <justin_at_ca.ca> wrote in message
> > news:_Ul48.20204$bu6.3893731_at_news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > Hi, there,
> > >
> > > I'm thinking about take oracle 9i ocp exam, at least the oca part,
> before
> > > looking for a dba job. Been a programmer too long, tired and laid off.
> Want
> > > something more relaxing. Hate deadlines.
> > > Any suggestions on what kind of books or online resources for the
> > > preparation, oracle 9i is pretty new, you know.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Justin
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Received on Sun Jan 27 2002 - 09:05:13 CET