Re: The Steps Taken to be a DBA

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 14:34:00 +0100
Message-ID: <3d2994c9$0$236$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

My guess is that the most common paths are either

development -> (optionally) analyst ->DBA

or else

support -> senior support -> DBA

Of course some of us started out as auditors or musicians......

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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"Sted Alana" <Sted_Alana_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3d2993d9$1_1_at_news.iprimus.com.au...


> I am currently studying an IT program, and hope that when I finish to

obtain


> a job as a DBA. I do realize that I wont get that position straight away

as


> most IT companies require possible candidates to have at least 2-3 years

> minimum experience.

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> I would like to know what positions DBA have taken (from low positions to

> high positions) before they got to where they are now, so I know what path

I


> should be take in my near future.

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> N e w s N e t  C u s t o m e r

> E - m a i l :  sted.alana_at_hotmail.com

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Received on Mon Jul 08 2002 - 08:34:00 CDT