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No, I'm one of the senior DBAs that works with a staff of over 70
developers. I would rather solve their tuning questions than have an =
end
user ask me over and over how to delete statistics from tables.=20
=20
You are correct, you get some stupid questions, but if you look at the
volume of stupid questions there is no comparison.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Page [mailto:bpage_at_kimball.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 1:45 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: Oracle DBA opening in Englewood, CO
Let me guess... you are the only developer in your shop or they all =
have
more experience than you.=20
I have received as many stupid questions from developers as I have from =
end
users. And end users do not write code to go against my databases.
-----Original Message-----=20
From: Chris Griffith [ mailto:Chris.Griffith_at_dstm.com
<mailto:Chris.Griffith_at_dstm.com> ]=20
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 9:29 AM=20
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L=20
Subject: RE: Oracle DBA opening in Englewood, CO=20
I agree. The job of the DBA seems to be everything that everyone else=20
either doesn't want to do or doesn't have the ability to do. We get =
the=20
wonderful task of figuring out all of the things too hard for everyone =
else=20
to figure out.=20
But, I would much rather support developers than users. Users ask too =
many=20
stupid questions.=20
Chris Griffith=20
OCP DBA=20
-----Original Message-----=20
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 6:15 AM=20
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L=20
There seems to be differing views here.=20
I would suggest that this is a very typical jd for many production = DBA's. I
would go on to suggest that many DBA's are in deed jack of all trades =
(and=20
master of some, I would hope). I have been in roles where I sat on my =
DBA=20
throne and dictated to developers on how to optimise their code and I =
have=20
been in roles where I did everything from install and configure =
hardware to=20
wipe users bums. Your typical DBA does what's needed to get the job =
done.=20
And I would take a week supporting uses over a day supporting =
developers=20
anytime!=20
Phil West - Impex IT ltd=20
Unix Sys Admin and Oracle Financials DBA Services=20
[ all opinions, unless otherwise stated, are personal=20 and subject to change without reason or warning ! ]=20
-----Original Message-----=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 3:40 PM=20
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L=20
I've been an Oracle DBA for 1.5 years. For the last six months I've =
worked=20
as a Java developer, in addition to supporting Oracle databases (all=20
development). I'm at a crossroads here, trying to decide on a career =
path.=20
Is the job description below pretty typical for DBA work? The idea of=20
providing help desk support and end user support is enough to make me =
vomit.
That is just my personal preference.=20
-----Original Message-----=20
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 8:04 PM=20
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L=20
Currently, Great-West Life has a full-time permanent position available =
in=20
the=20
Financial Services Systems Division working on the Technical =
Infrastructure=20
team=20
(comprised of System Administrators, Database Administrators and System =
Programmers). This challenging and team-oriented environment supports =
our=20
rapidly growing Financial Services Division.=20
Helping to set long-term technical direction for the division, this=20
individual=20
will be responsible for:=20
=B7 Providing technical support on UNIX-based distributed computing =
platforms=20
(specifically Sun/Solaris systems) for Oracle RDBMS and related =
products=20
(e.g.,=20
SQL*Plus, Pro*C, PL/SQL, Developer/2000 specifically Forms 4.5,=20
Designer/2000,=20
Browser).=20
=B7 Perform 1st and 2nd Tier Help Desk and end-user support. In this=20
capacity,=20
will analyze and resolve technical issues relating to:=20
ultitask and deal with a high-level of interruptions. Strong = interpersonal
and=20
communication skills a requirement to succeed in this position. Other=20
desirable=20
experience:=20
=B7 Sun Servers, Solaris operating system.=20
=B7 EcoTools, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas File System, Veritas =
Quick I/O.=20
=B7 UNIX Tools & Utilities, (C/Bourne/Korn shell, Perl, tar, cpio, =
etc.), NFS,
NIS, TCP/IP.=20
=B7 Intranet, Internet & Extranet, and WEB server environments.=20
=B7 Project Management.=20
=B7 System Security.=20
=B7 Server Capacity Planning and Performance Tuning.=20
=B7 X-terminals, Workstations, PCs.=20
=B7 Multi-threaded server experience.=20
This position requires a degree in Computer Science or Information =
Systems,=20
or=20
equivalent applicable work experience.=20
Please send resume to :=20
Alan Bowden=20 Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company=20 8515 E. Orchard Rd., MS-5T2=20 Englewood, CO 80111=20 FAX: (303) 737-4850=20 EMAIL: alan.bowden_at_gwl.com=20
--=20
Author: Donita Hilfinger=20
INET: dohi_at_gwl.com=20
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