Re: Thanks for the reply

Justin,

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

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

Bottom line: there is a lot to being a DBA. The pace may be a little less than what you're used to now. But don't expect it to be like 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