In a practical sense, the scope of the Oracle DBA is whatever the employer decides when they hire you as one.
Generally speaking, one can expect that various aspects of database
administration such as database backups, monitoring, maintenance (e.g.
creating, dropping, tuning, patching, upgrading) will be under your
care. The DBA will also often be called in to provide advice and
recommendations on database related issues. In some small companies
without the budget to hire a specialized DBA, the person doing all these
tasks may be a system administrator or developer who wears the DBA hat
as well.
SengKok L. (Senior Oracle DBA) • You will hear stuff like this all the time. FWIW If you believe market research Oracle still has a third of the database market (this was in 2012? For more details pls see previous post at https://www.facebook.com/OracleDBAIndia?ref=hl)
I believe there will always be a market for technical people who can solve problems in an organized and logical fashion. The scope of duties of a DBA is expanding and a typical DBA who works for a large corporation may need to have a whole array of knowledge and skills. He may need to support several databases systems (Oracle, MS SQL server, mySQL, Informix) and be familiar enough with operating systems (UNIX, Linux, Windows), networking and system administration to function effectively.
My own view is that as long as you keep growing and learning, you will likely never be made obsolete. Don't be restricted by a job title or description.
SengKok L. (Senior Oracle DBA) • You will hear stuff like this all the time. FWIW If you believe market research Oracle still has a third of the database market (this was in 2012? For more details pls see previous post at https://www.facebook.com/OracleDBAIndia?ref=hl)
I believe there will always be a market for technical people who can solve problems in an organized and logical fashion. The scope of duties of a DBA is expanding and a typical DBA who works for a large corporation may need to have a whole array of knowledge and skills. He may need to support several databases systems (Oracle, MS SQL server, mySQL, Informix) and be familiar enough with operating systems (UNIX, Linux, Windows), networking and system administration to function effectively.
My own view is that as long as you keep growing and learning, you will likely never be made obsolete. Don't be restricted by a job title or description.
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