From: "Billy Verreynne" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Subject: Re: Is DBA The Best ??? Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 08:23:33 +0200 Organization: The South African Internet Exchange Lines: 45 Message-ID: <9kqm4b$mjh$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 198.54.202.209 X-Trace: ctb-nnrp2.saix.net 997252043 23153 198.54.202.209 (8 Aug 2001 06:27:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@saix.net NNTP-Posting-Date: 8 Aug 2001 06:27:23 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 "balaski" wrote > Well, > A number of people claim to be DBAs -- but GOOD DBAs are FAR from a > dime-a-dozen. Agree. > Good SQL tuning skills. There are a number of products out there that a > Good Performance Tuning Oriented DBA can apply tuning abilities (such as > PeopleSoft, Ariba, etc etc) Disagree. The real DBA is the one that can telnet into a box, run SQL*Plus, track the performance problem. And solve it. Without having to run screaming "help! help!" to a silly little 3rd party tool sporting a fancy GUI and WIMP interface. A real DBA is one that is not afraid to roll up his sleeves and dig into a problem. It is not about knowledge. It is about ATTITUDE. The type of attitude that makes a person tackle the problems face on, with the basic tools the Oracle manuals and the knowledge that knowledge and experience comes from hard work.. not from using silly little front-end tools that allows you to mess around with the database, clueless to how the internals are working. A real DBA can not be beaten by a database problem as he ALWAYS get up and come back for more. No matter how battered and bruised. A real DBA is one that makes his own tools. sh scripts. PL/SQL scripts. A real DBA drinks real coffee. Not this decaf crap. And _never_ EVER something like tea or bottled water! And of course.. A real DBA rides off into the sunset with the tunes of The Magnificent Seven playing in his head. -- Billy