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Try learning other databases. That way when you go into a new project, you can decide which may be a better one to use for the job.
i.e. Having oracle for a small in-house database to track your timecards would be serious overkill and costly. Even a free database like MySQL or PostgreSQL would do here.
Perhpas for job portability learning SQL Server or DB2 would be good.
Jon Baker
Database Architect
<jcb_at_netsec.net>
www.netsec.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrey Bronfin [mailto:andreyb_at_elrontelesoft.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:15 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: A DBA's career development
Dear list !
Having been an Oracle DBA on UNIX & win platforms for past several years, i
feel like i'd like to change something.
Don't get me wrong , i like what i'm doing , but i think it's time to expand
my horizons.
I wouldn't like to completely quit the filed of Oracle/DBAing , but i'd like
to add something to it.
I also know some system UNIX (mainly Solaris) and some development (java ,
perl , pl/sql etc.)
Where would i go next ?
I'm thinking of several possible paths :
Oracle DBA + UNIX sysadmin ;
Ora DBA + developer ;
DBA of Oracle + some other DB , that i'll need to learn
Or may be it's time to move to some sort of system analysis ,
datawarehousing ,ERP or ... ???
I'm thinking about the future of the market , demand for employees in
various fields , salaries etc..
What would U , dear gurus , say ? What do U think about your careers / future ?
-- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Andrey BronfinReceived on Wed Jan 02 2002 - 11:41:54 CST
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