RE: RE: OFFTOPIC: Should we be learning Teradata?

Thanks for you thoughts. Yea, the decision to have both Oracle and Teradata was made before I got here. I also think that it is a wrong idea to support both RDBMS's.

Tom

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From: dgoulet_at_vicr.com [mailto:dgoulet_at_vicr.com] Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 12:26 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Re:RE: OFFTOPIC: Should we be learning Teradata?

Tom,

    I try to keep an open mind, in that I try to have some working knowledge of
the big players. Consequently I miss a lot of these specialty dbms systems. I
was under the belief from some of the trade rags that Teradata corp was bought
by NCR with the idea of killing the dbms and keeping the tools. Looks like once
again the rags are wrong, but after looking at NCR's web site it looks like this
is a real niche system, runs on NCR and NT platforms only and is mainly
(again)

only aimed at the DSS world. In this case I think you made a very correct decision and your comrades may well regret their cross-training in the future.
Also, from a bottom line point of view, whoever in upper management that brought
this thing into you company may regret it as well. Why pay for a second dbms
when Oracle covers both? Seems like a VERY poor business decision to me.

BTW: In today's world, I don't consider this as an off-topic subject.

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Author: Sandeep Dubey <sandeep.dubey_at_induscorp.com>
Date:       6/16/00 7:16 AM

Tom,

I would like to add more skills but definitely not at cost of ending my career in Oracle.

Sandeep

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Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 10:00 AM
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My company has recently begun several projects that will use Teradata instead of Oracle. Several of our Oracle DBA's are getting cross trained in Teradata. I have told management that I desire to work only in Oracle and not in Teradata. My reasoning is that there is more than enough for me to learn in Oracle, I am more comfortable focusing on one product rather than being a jack-of-all trades, etc. Bottom line is that each day I don't work as an Oracle DBA I become 'dumber' in Oracle.

Now, as the other DBA's are getting Teradata training and certifications, I am beginning to wonder if I made the right decision.

Any thoughts? Is Teradata growing in popularity? Should I be cross-trained in Oracle and Teradata? What would you do?

Thanks,
Tom

Tom Terrian
Oracle DBA
(937) 221-1647

Thomas.Terrian_at_standardregister.com

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