RE: suggestion reqd for taking a career in DBA

Posted in 2006

Sebastian, Norma J. — Sat, 4 Nov 2006 11:02:27 -0600 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Hey now, don't dissuade a newbie from Informix! In addition to downloading and playing with Oracle, SqlServer, DB2, do not discount Informix. Informix is and was AUTONOMIC before autonomic was cool as defined by those market makers. In regards to your question about being a developer or a DBA. Is there such a thing as strictly a DBA?... I don't think so. Your value to your employer will be your ability to do both. Whether your development skills are in scripting languages or higher level languages. Also your knowledge of the operating system is important. Sorry, a DBA ain't much without knowing something of the operating system underneath and the application on top. We're the "man in the middle" so to speak. In many cases your job as a DBA is to defend the database. Many people think when the application doesn't work it is a database problem.... so many times the finger will point at you and you need to know enough about the O/S and application layers to defend your DB software. Also....might as well add some networking knowledge :) If you wanna be a good "DBA", you got a lifetime of learning ...... enjoy! Norma Jean Sebastian ERP Support Administration GIS- Enterprise Technical Services ________________________________ From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of DL Redden Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 9:35 AM To: meraj000@gmail.com; informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: suggestion reqd for taking a career in DBA The best way to get started is to start learning on your own by downloading the free versions from the vendor web sites then read, read, read and test, test, test. The best way to become a true expert is to learn how to answer most of your own questions by doing research and performing test to prove, disprove and generate theories. Unless you are fortunate enough to get hired on somewhere to be a DBA and they train you then you'll have to train yourself. I would suggest that you focus on Oracle and SQL Server. Those are the two platforms that I believe have the most promise of success and demand in the future. ----- Original Message ---- From: "meraj000@gmail.com" <meraj000@gmail.com> To: informix-list@iiug.org Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2006 9:10:11 AM Subject: suggestion reqd for taking a career in DBA Hello to EveryBody out there, I'm a fresh graduate and willing to establish a career in Database Admin. please post your suggestions in regard with the above mentioned role. Also suggest which Database system to choose ORACLE or IBMs DB2 as a working platform for DBA. _______________________________________________ Informix-list mailing list Informix-list@iiug.org http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list ============================================================ The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reproduction, dissemination or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Tellabs ============================================================

↪ replying to Sebastian, Norma J.

Superboer — 5 Nov 2006 03:27:41 -0800 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

hmmmm, ill bite... if you get the chance then work with informix; then you will know how a database is suppose to work before you need to goto obstacle, db2cv or mickey mouse succerserver. do try to stick with informix.... however job opertunities are at the moment better for a different db unfortunatly. having said that, it seems that ibm has seen the light, so informix may be on its way back specially when one hears double digit license growth.(see weblog Guy Bowerman) Superboer. Sebastian, Norma J. schreef: > Hey now, don't dissuade a newbie from Informix! > > > > In addition to downloading and playing with Oracle, SqlServer, DB2, do > not discount Informix. Informix is and was AUTONOMIC before autonomic > was cool as defined by those market makers. > > > > In regards to your question about being a developer or a DBA. Is there > such a thing as strictly a DBA?... I don't think so. Your value to your > employer will be your ability to do both. Whether your development > skills are in scripting languages or higher level languages. Also your > knowledge of the operating system is important. > > > > Sorry, a DBA ain't much without knowing something of the operating > system underneath and the application on top. We're the "man in the > middle" so to speak. In many cases your job as a DBA is to defend the > database. Many people think when the application doesn't work it is a > database problem.... so many times the finger will point at you and you > need to know enough about the O/S and application layers to defend your > DB software. > > Also....might as well add some networking knowledge :) > > > > If you wanna be a good "DBA", you got a lifetime of learning ...... > enjoy! > > Norma Jean Sebastian > ERP Support Administration > GIS- Enterprise Technical Services > > ________________________________ > > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org > [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of DL Redden > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 9:35 AM > To: meraj000@gmail.com; informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: suggestion reqd for taking a career in DBA > > > > The best way to get started is to start learning on your own by > downloading the free versions from the vendor web sites then read, read, > read and test, test, test. The best way to become a true expert is to > learn how to answer most of your own questions by doing research and > performing test to prove, disprove and generate theories. > > Unless you are fortunate enough to get hired on somewhere to be a DBA > and they train you then you'll have to train yourself. I would suggest > that you focus on Oracle and SQL Server. Those are the two platforms > that I believe have the most promise of success and demand in the > future. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "meraj000@gmail.com" <meraj000@gmail.com> > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2006 9:10:11 AM > Subject: suggestion reqd for taking a career in DBA > > Hello to EveryBody out there, > I'm a fresh graduate and willing to establish a career in Database > Admin. please post your suggestions in regard with the above mentioned > role. > Also suggest which Database system to choose ORACLE or IBMs DB2 as a > working platform for DBA. > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > > > ============================================================ > The information contained in this message may be privileged > and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader > of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee > or agent responsible for delivering this message to the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reproduction, > dissemination or distribution of this communication is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, > please notify us immediately by replying to the message and > deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Tellabs > ============================================================ > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C70033.0444DE22 > Content-Type: text/html > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > X-Google-AttachSize: 8934 > > <html> > > <head> > <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> > <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered)"> > <style> >  > </style> > > </head> > > <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> > > <div class=Section1> > > style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:purple'>Hey now, don’t > dissuade a newbie from Informix! > > style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:purple'>  > > style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:purple'>In addition to > downloading and playing with Oracle, SqlServer, DB2, do not discount Informix.  > Informix is and was AUTONOMIC before autonomic was cool as defined by those > market makers. > > style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:purple'>  > > style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:purple'>In regards to your > question about being a developer or a DBA.   Is there such a thing as strictly > a DBA?... I don’t think so.  Your value to your employer will be your > ability to do both.  Whether your development skills are in scripting languages > or higher level languages.  Also your knowledge of the operating system is > important. > > style='font-size:11.0p