Re: Oracle Application Server Admin
- From: Dan Norris <dannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: niall.litchfield@xxxxxxxxx, Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:58:11 -0800 (PST)
I agree with Niall and others, but also add that any deep investment in
learning a lot about Fusion Middleware's current incarnation seems risky as I
(and many others) suspect that the BEA acquisition, once complete, will change
the Fusion Middleware picture yet again--dramatically.
That doesn't mean we can sit back and wait, but maybe hedge your bets and avoid
going from ground zero to FMW expert until we all see the updated roadmaps
post-BEA. For now, I'd probably stick with going from ground zero to FMW
operator and then consider investing further in learning the "new, improved"
FMW once we see what that looks like.
Dan
----- Original Message ----
From: Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1:40:29 PM
Subject: Re: Oracle Application Server Admin
Just to second, or eighth or whatever, the other comments.
Yes - it's a dba job
Yes - it's a pain.
Yes - it has little upside.
Yes - it requires understanding coffee language.
Yes - the docs are poor.
On the plus side -
those sorts of things make it interesting.
there aren't many good consultants on it so it adds to job security.
once it runs it tends to run until something changes (42 days).
so commiserations and congratulations.
Niall
On Jan 22, 2008 10:31 PM, Allen, Brandon <Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi List,
I've recently been enlisted as the admin for Oracle App Server 10gR2 and every
day I'm realizing more and more how much effort this is going to require for
setup and ongoing support. I have no prior App Server experience so this is no
minor task for me to pick up. This is our company's first experience with OAS
so we're trying to figure out whose responsibility it should be ultimately and
I'm just curious what other shops typically do. Are any of you DBAs also being
asked to take on OAS admin (similar to an "Apps DBA"), or do your shops have
dedicated staff for this role, or another group that takes this on in addition
to their primary role?
Thanks,
Brandon
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