Re: Re: Application DBA

2003-09-05 Thread Nuno Souto
- Original Message - Degree/OCP achievement doesn't teach f all - in my opinion - though it does prove your memory isn't shot. I can think of much cheaper and much more reliable and credible ways of checking my memory... :) lot. The reason, for example, that I personally prefer

Re: Re: Application DBA

2003-09-04 Thread Nuno Souto
- Original Message - To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] more and more employers are requiring OCPs and 'related degrees' such as computer science or a masters degree. At least in the US they are. How are things in other parts of the world? For an

RE: Re: Application DBA

2003-09-04 Thread Thater, William
Mercadante, Thomas F scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon: Bill, Did you point out to them how *freekin wrong* they had been?!?!?!?! I would not have been able to resist the free shot. ya never know when i'll need to find another contract, so i was very diplomatic. but damn it was

RE: Re: Application DBA

2003-09-04 Thread Niall Litchfield
Noons writes For an application DBA? Exactly which part of the degree or OCP prepares or qualifies one for such a job specification? Matter of fact, where is application DBA defined in Oracle education or any other IT education organization? Which courses from Oracle prepare one for

RE: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
I am wondering, if some people are called Development DBAs or Application Database Administrators, are there people called Database Database Administrators? Sounds kind of redundant. It seems to me if DBA (the acronym) wasn't used routinely as a word, and people lost track of what the acronym

RE: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread Simon Gregory
Or Business Systems Administrators... -Original Message- Sent: 03 September 2003 13:11 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I am wondering, if some people are called Development DBAs or Application Database Administrators, are there people called Database Database Administrators?

RE: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread Wolfe Stephen S GS-11 6 MDSS/SGSI
: DENNIS WILLIAMS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 4:49 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Application DBA Patrice, Stephane My 2 cents worth. I have seen differences between administering an Oracle database that is hosting an in-house

RE: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread April Wells
Title: RE: Application DBA Developer Administrators... not in this lifetime. There are some of our developers I don't want to 'administer'... it is too much fun watching/helping them learn. Once they come to terms with my sense of humor and realize that I want them to experiment and try new

Re: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread rgaffuri
i take 'applications dbas' when i see them advertised as jobs to mean a dba experienced with the the oracle applications like financials, etc... am i correct to assume this? From: Boivin, Patrice J [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2003/09/02 Tue PM 03:54:26 EDT To: Multiple recipients of list

Re: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread Nuno Souto
- Original Message - Usually, the term used is devlopment DBA. sniperoo http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/oit/SDM/inHTML/HtmlFiles/SDM/StyleGu ide/SECURITYANDACCESSPOLICY.htm and some will insist they be OCPs... Cheers Nuno Souto [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the

Re: Re: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread rgaffuri
ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Application DBA - Original Message - Usually, the term used is devlopment DBA. sniperoo http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/oit/SDM/inHTML/HtmlFiles/SDM/StyleGu ide/SECURITYANDACCESSPOLICY.htm and some will insist they be OCPs

RE: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
not here... we are running Oracle Financials somewhere but not related to me, I don't interact with that group. Patrice. -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 5:29 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L i take 'applications dbas' when i see them advertised as jobs

RE: Re: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread Thater, William
[EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon: more and more employers are requiring OCPs and 'related degrees' such as computer science or a masters degree. At least in the US they are. How are things in other parts of the world? that they are and experience doesn't seem to

Re: Re: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread Ryan
im going with the flow. doing a Masters(company is paying for it) and doing my OCP. Ill probably go cert happy over time... do java,solaris, etc... I know for a fact not having a computer science degree hurt me. I was told it. So if employers want something, Ill give it to them. As long as a

RE: Re: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread Mercadante, Thomas F
Bill, Did you point out to them how *freekin wrong* they had been?!?!?!?! I would not have been able to resist the free shot. Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 2:59 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL

RE: Re: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread cornichepark
Back in India, the academic qualification is weighed more than anything else. Guys from institutes like Indian Institute of Technology IITs / Indian Institue Management (IIT/IM) (to quote an example) are treated as demi-godes and look at with awe (even if the guy doesn't know anything about

RE: Re: Application DBA

2003-09-03 Thread M Rafiq
William, I did my OCP because of the same reason. My student was given preference by one recruiter who did OCP and my resume kept on a side because I was not OCP. My 10 years experience in 1998 was not counted agianst 1 year experience + OCP of my student. Yes, this happened in USA. Now a days

RE: Application DBA

2003-09-02 Thread Stephane Paquette
Title: Message Usually, the term used is devlopment DBA. Stephane Paquette Administrateur de bases de donnees Database Administrator Standard Life www.standardlife.ca Tel. (514) 499-7999 7470 and (514) 925-7187 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Application DBA

2003-09-02 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS
Patrice, Stephane My 2 cents worth. I have seen differences between administering an Oracle database that is hosting an in-house developed application compared to administering and Oracle database that is hosting a third-party application. In one case you get to know the developers, negotiate

RE: Application DBA

2003-09-02 Thread Nelson, Allan
In the usage I'm familiar with (I are one) an applications DBA is responsible for both the database and the apps stack in an Oracle Application's environment. What it means outside the hallowed Oracle Apps world is, wait for it, application dependant :-) Groans will be redeircted to a kill file!

RE: Application DBA

2003-09-02 Thread April Wells
Title: RE: Application DBA devnull April Wells Oracle DBA/Oracle Apps DBA Corporate Systems Amarillo Texas Few people really enjoy the simple pleasure of flying a kite Adam Wells age 11 -Original Message- From: Nelson, Allan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September

Re: Application DBA vs. DBA vs. Application Administrator

2001-11-10 Thread Stefan Jahnke
Hi, just to throw my 2 (still Pfennigs) in, I used to work as a production DBA up till 1998, then moved to a more development DBA/ developer style job. I can only say that it is a hundred percent right (eventhough complete bu*$%hit) that development (especially analysis and design) has a much

RE: Application DBA vs. DBA vs. Application Administrator

2001-11-08 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS
Patrice - I think the previous discussion was not referring to application developers that had appointed themselves to be an application DBA but to honest-to-goodness certified, card-carrying Oracle DBAs, some of whom tend to work with new development. I agree with you that DBA has the word