So you can cover his ass when a problem happens.
On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Jay Hostetter wrote: > We are going through a merger, and management is looking to eliminate positions. >Here is a brief summary of my discussion with the new director of IT: > > Director: "Back when I we were using an AS400, we didn't need a DBA." > Me: "Then you probably were just using files." > Director: "No, it was a database." > Me: "Could you issue SQL commands?" > Director: "Yes. But we didn't need a DBA. I guess it was just one of those >mysteries of life." > > > My thoughts are that he is using the term "database" in the generic sense of the >word (our "files" are our database), or he was using some proprietary database that >doesn't even begin to compare to Oracle. > > For those of you who know AS400s, I would appreciate some insight that would >demonstrate why he needs to keep me as a DBA. > > Thanks, > Jay > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Jay Hostetter > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Alex INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
