On Mar 22, 3:33 pm, "Bill Cable" <billca..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 21, 10:55 pm, "Ana C. Dent" <anaced..._at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It takes multiple years to wrap your head head around Oracle.
> > Most companies stop functioning when the database is down.
> > Nobody will hire a "paper" DBA without any real world experience
> > to bring up a down database & bet their company's future on you.
>
> Well, I'm not expecting to be hired as a senior DBA out of the gate.
> I'm just hoping to get my foot in the door. And I'm not totally
> lacking in database experience. I've been managing the SQL database
> for my web site for about 5 years now, and have been supporting three
> different databases here at work for over 7. But those are
> proprietary systems based on Win95-era technology... not exactly
> resume gold. We're installing a new system based on Sybase over the
> summer, but still it seems like the real demand where I'm looking to
> move is with Oracle.
>
> But anyway, I came here hoping for a little help, not to conduct a job
> interview. ;-) Thanks for the insight.
>
> --
> Bill Cable - Steelers Fan & Star Wars Collectorhttp://CreatureCantina.com <----- funny!
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Mate, having been working with MySQL & SQL and Oracle for a while, I
certainly won't be favouring installing Oracle in my businesses... Are
you sure Oracle is right for you?
Received on Thu Mar 22 2007 - 04:13:28 CDT
