Re: Tips for new DBA ?

Baby Mars (med10054_at_leonis.nus.sg) wrote:
> Hi,
 

> I've just been assigned the DBA post in my company. I'm quite
> apprehensive about it coz the database is my company's biggest asset. Can
> you guys out there give me some tips as to things to commonly look out for
> and what would be useful for me to fulfill my role effectively and efficiently ?
 

> My company is running Oracle V6 with plans to upgrade to V7 next year.
> For starters, I've been reading the DBA guide by Oracle and bought some
> books by Oracle Press like DBA Handbook, Recover and Oracle Tuning.
 

> I'm quite hazy about Oracle DBA, though. Would appreciate any advices
> greatly.
 

> rgds,
> mars

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