Re: OT: Reading the Oracle Tea Leaves

I would say chances of getting impaled are about 50-50 in either choice....

>>> ThaterW_at_telergy.net 04/26/01 11:46AM >>> On Thu, 26 Apr 2001,Tim Sawmiller scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon:

->Nope, still in demand. It seems the more init.ora parameters and other stuff
becomes self tuning, the more our knowledge and skill set is required at "higher" levels. As a for instance, it seems like CBO is finally working pretty well, but, there are more init.ora parameter settings that can influence CBO's logic, so they will still need us for awhile yet (hopefully).

The question is, do I want them to or do I want to pursue my other career choice of javelin catcher? ;-)

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