Re: Data Modeling vs. Data Adminisatration

I like both. Why choose?
And by the way there are also tools to design databases. But more practically: how can you design good databases if you don't have a clue
about how to admin them? Finally, I believe that DBA's should play an important role in the design of new databases. So before I would make a choice I would ask if there are any (clear) role definitions in your organisation.

TX-DBA wrote:

> I asked this question in a Oracle DBA group and got slammed. So I'll
> ask it here. What do you like better, develop or administration of a
> database. I have to make a decision at work to either do development
> or do DBA work on an Oracle/Unix environment and I can't make up my
> mind.
>
> I like dev. because it’s not vendor specific and I like to build
> things.But...
> I am afraid that administration will become less in demand as
> databases and software to manage databases become better and easier to
> use.
>
> Thoughts?

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Anton Versteeg
DB2 Specialist
IBM Netherlands