jonnylou wrote:
>Would anyone like to comment on choosing database administration as a
>career to a student who is trying to determine if this is what they
>want!
>
>
Something to aspire to but you'll need the following qualifications:
- CS degree
- A minimum of three and preferably 5 years of experience as a SysAdmin
or Developer
- Solid background in UNIX
- Solid background in Web Server / App Server
- Some background in Java, XML, SOAP, etc.
.
.
.
- A clear understanding that the DBA jobs, as they exist in 2003, will
be ancient history
by the time you graduate. Prepare for the future ... not the past.
--
Daniel Morgan
http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp
http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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Received on Fri Oct 31 2003 - 19:29:03 CST
