Re: Oracle DBA to SQL Server DBA?
From: <peter.sharman_at_westnet.com.au>
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2017 05:15:54 +0800
Message-Id: <abb9ca6b6d8c3a8292134c438714c3a2feac0043_at_webmail.westnet.com.au>
I agree, the move to Linux for SQL Server is (to me, anyway) a real game changer for Microsoft. Over the past x number of years (pick your favourite number for x!), Oracle has come out with more and more fantastic technology that has been of use to less and less people. Don't get me wrong, I still think Oracle has the best database technology on the planet. But honestly, how many people use that really cool stuff? How many of you are using Oracle functionality that wasn't there in Oracle 7? Probably quite a few, but in today's cost restricted world, most people are going to find {insert your favourite non-Oracle RDBMS here} is good enough. In the case of SQL Server, its real killer was it was Windoze only. Now as it moves into the Linux space, Oracle Corporation (the company, not the technology) will have to come up with a real game changer in reply. And unfortunately, their answer so far (Can you say "cloud"? There, I knew you could!) has not been good enough to take on anyone. Let the flames begin! :) Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: dramirezr_at_gmail.com To: Cc:"Oracle - L" Sent:Wed, 4 Jan 2017 07:29:22 -0600 Subject:Re: Oracle DBA to SQL Server DBA? Although I've been an Oracle DBA for some years (about 8), I had the opportunity to learn SQL Server as Administrator on my previous company (the "big" Manufacturing DB's were running on Oracle, the "small" on SQL Server); now I handle both and that was the key for having my current job. Some months ago I was on a process of moving to another company because of several things, then on the company I worked decided to look around for another DBA who could cover my position and it was very difficult to find (at least in Mexico); there are many people with much more experience and knowledge on Oracle than me, but low experience on SQL Server and the opposite of course; they finnally had no other option than give me a better offer so I decided to stay. SQL Server has been growing a lot on the last 10 years, becomming a serious competitor to Oracle (now not only on the license cost side, but also on functionalily), and now that they are starting with a version for Linux, they are entering to a new world with lots of possibilities (although the will take some years to become a real DB competitor running on Linux). For now, the salaries for SQL Server are still lower than Oracle, but the difference is getting closer, probably in a couple of years they can become the same; some years ago, a SQL Server DBA was not really a demanded role because most of the basic DBA activities were performed by Developers, now things are changing. That's my own experience, of course. Regards David Ramírez Reyes Profesión: Padre de Familia y DBA en mis ratos libresProfession: Parent and DBA in my spare time On 4 January 2017 at 05:01, Dragutin Jastrebic wrote: Hello List, Since recently they were 2 similar discussions https://www.freelists.org/post/oracle-l/Oracle-DBA-to-PostGreSQL-DBA [2] https://www.freelists.org/post/oracle-l/OT-Job-Posts,6 [3] I would like to start this one and hear your opinions about it. Dragutin Links: ------ [1] mailto:orahawk_at_gmail.com [2] https://www.freelists.org/post/oracle-l/Oracle-DBA-to-PostGreSQL-DBA [3] https://www.freelists.org/post/oracle-l/OT-Job-Posts,6
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2017 05:15:54 +0800
Message-Id: <abb9ca6b6d8c3a8292134c438714c3a2feac0043_at_webmail.westnet.com.au>
I agree, the move to Linux for SQL Server is (to me, anyway) a real game changer for Microsoft. Over the past x number of years (pick your favourite number for x!), Oracle has come out with more and more fantastic technology that has been of use to less and less people. Don't get me wrong, I still think Oracle has the best database technology on the planet. But honestly, how many people use that really cool stuff? How many of you are using Oracle functionality that wasn't there in Oracle 7? Probably quite a few, but in today's cost restricted world, most people are going to find {insert your favourite non-Oracle RDBMS here} is good enough. In the case of SQL Server, its real killer was it was Windoze only. Now as it moves into the Linux space, Oracle Corporation (the company, not the technology) will have to come up with a real game changer in reply. And unfortunately, their answer so far (Can you say "cloud"? There, I knew you could!) has not been good enough to take on anyone. Let the flames begin! :) Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: dramirezr_at_gmail.com To: Cc:"Oracle - L" Sent:Wed, 4 Jan 2017 07:29:22 -0600 Subject:Re: Oracle DBA to SQL Server DBA? Although I've been an Oracle DBA for some years (about 8), I had the opportunity to learn SQL Server as Administrator on my previous company (the "big" Manufacturing DB's were running on Oracle, the "small" on SQL Server); now I handle both and that was the key for having my current job. Some months ago I was on a process of moving to another company because of several things, then on the company I worked decided to look around for another DBA who could cover my position and it was very difficult to find (at least in Mexico); there are many people with much more experience and knowledge on Oracle than me, but low experience on SQL Server and the opposite of course; they finnally had no other option than give me a better offer so I decided to stay. SQL Server has been growing a lot on the last 10 years, becomming a serious competitor to Oracle (now not only on the license cost side, but also on functionalily), and now that they are starting with a version for Linux, they are entering to a new world with lots of possibilities (although the will take some years to become a real DB competitor running on Linux). For now, the salaries for SQL Server are still lower than Oracle, but the difference is getting closer, probably in a couple of years they can become the same; some years ago, a SQL Server DBA was not really a demanded role because most of the basic DBA activities were performed by Developers, now things are changing. That's my own experience, of course. Regards David Ramírez Reyes Profesión: Padre de Familia y DBA en mis ratos libresProfession: Parent and DBA in my spare time On 4 January 2017 at 05:01, Dragutin Jastrebic wrote: Hello List, Since recently they were 2 similar discussions https://www.freelists.org/post/oracle-l/Oracle-DBA-to-PostGreSQL-DBA [2] https://www.freelists.org/post/oracle-l/OT-Job-Posts,6 [3] I would like to start this one and hear your opinions about it. Dragutin Links: ------ [1] mailto:orahawk_at_gmail.com [2] https://www.freelists.org/post/oracle-l/Oracle-DBA-to-PostGreSQL-DBA [3] https://www.freelists.org/post/oracle-l/OT-Job-Posts,6
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