Re: Oracle 9i + Death of the DBA

From: Noons <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 23:57:42 +1000
Message-ID: <3f880c4d$1$28120$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:1065800469.383277_at_yasure...

> If by DBA you mean the guy that installs, configures, does backup and
> restore, and says no every time
> someone asks for select privilege on v_$session: Absolutely. In fact
> I'll supply the nails for the coffin.

Hey, I'm into woodworking: can I help? :D

> The DBA that learned the business with v6 or 7 and hasn't learned much
> since will be as employable in
> 10 years as someone whose skill is RGB or dBASE or Fox or Ingress. There
> will be some jobs holding
> legacy systems together. But there will frequent and poignant reminders
> that Darwin was correct.

Very good points. Agreed 100%.

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Cheers
Nuno Souto
wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam

Received on Sat Oct 11 2003 - 08:57:42 CDT