Path: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!prodigy.com!rip!news.webusenet.com!peer01.cox.net!cox.net!newspeer1-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!nntp.theplanet.net!inewsm1.nntp.theplanet.net!zen.net.uk!62.24.240.106.MISMATCH!peer2.news.opaltelecom.net!newsr2.u-net.net!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Andy" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server References: <58e9f9da.0310091221.5204a95b@posting.google.com> Subject: Re: Oracle 9i + Death of the DBA Lines: 20 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 15:58:25 +0100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.2.27.2 X-Trace: newsr2.u-net.net 1065797748 213.2.27.2 (Fri, 10 Oct 2003 15:55:48 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 15:55:48 BST Organization: (Posted via) VIA Net.Works UK Ltd. X-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 15:55:48 BST (newsr2.u-net.net) Xref: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com comp.databases.oracle.server:245022 I think the only way Oracle 9i could lead to the death of the DBA is if he's sitting under the shelf containing the oracle documentation set when it collapses from the weight of books. "Ed" wrote in message news:58e9f9da.0310091221.5204a95b@posting.google.com... > I was wondering what people think about 9i's new features that > supposedly significantly decrease or at least alter the duties of the > DBA. > > Is anyone re-thinking their future career path because of it? > > Will there be such a great need for DBAs in the future? > > Any sensible comments appreciated. > > Ed.