Re: transition from Sysadmin to data modeler or DBA?

In article <8cik5a$bk0$1_at_garnet.tc.umn.edu>,   hause011_at_garnet.tc.umn.edu (Steven Hauser) wrote:
> Get yourself a Linux box and some free 8i and do a few installs,
> crash the thing, recover using RMAN from disk a few times,
> Read the manuals, get some scripts, go out pick up a contract or
> two and NEVER NEVER take a pay cut. Always go at least 100%

  Thanks for the advice; I've actually considered doing it this way, but   who's gonna buy *that* as experience? "What Oracle projects have you   worked on?" Uh, I've got a Linux box I played around with. Is the   Oracle DBA job market *that* tight? If it is, terrific! Couldn't be   happier. If it isn't, I'd like to know what I oughta do. Learning   stuff without a real project can be a real pain in the ass (doesn't   work well for me anyway).

  Ultimately I'd like to do contract work, but I thought contract folk   were hired for their guru status; I figured it would be wise to find   an Oracle shop where they needed an extra pair of hands; where they   were overburdened and wouldn't mind farming out some stuff to a junior   person. That way, I get to learn a lot more from those already in the   biz.

> more than you have now or the brotherhood of DBAs will have
> depressed wages. All because of you.

  I'm all for more cake - or at least the same; but I've been talking   about getting involved with Oracle for a couple years now, and I want   to know what my chances are/what the landscape is. I need to get my   Oracle career started. Don't worry - once I come up to speed, I'll be   compensated properly or, zip-tang, off to a company where I would be   compensated properly. I've got a stack of Oracle books, but haven't   been able to get very far on my own, so I want to know what my options   are.

  Is there a "typical" path to becoming an Oracle DBA or a data modeler?

• Janis

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Before you buy. Received on Thu Apr 06 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT