| Cathy 2003-05-22, 11:24 pm |
| Thank you very much for your informative, insightful
reply. I don't have experience as a DBA but probably if I
am lucky can start off as a junior DBA.
>-----Original Message-----
>Cathy,
>
>It depends on how you sale yourself. There are a lot of
>small shops that would bring you in based on your certs.
>However, bigger shops or company's might want to see a
>few years of experience. I'm a programmer analyst at
>Intel and I can tell you that we are really needing
>people who understand data. Being a DBA is more than
>just doing backups and restores to databases. It is
>being able to help the end user really drive to what they
>need from a data perspective in order for them to make
>informative decisions. I believe a DBA's scope is
>changing to include more of a data analyst role. In
>fact, data analsyt in some cases are more valued then
>just a DBA that sites back and does restores and backups.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I am planning to study for MCDBA. I am just starting
>now,
>>with 70-229. Can anyone tell me what the prospects of
>>getting a job would be based on the certification ?
>Thanks.
>>
>>Cathy
>>.
>>
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