Oops, I meant to add that price is not nearly as important to me as many other characteristics (intelligence, problem solving skills, communications, past experience, etc...) Kerry Osborne Enkitec blog: kerryosborne.oracle-guy.com On Sep 26, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Guillermo Alan Bort wrote: > Hi List, > > I've been reading a lot about remote DBA services, these appear to be > companies based on different locations that provide customers with DBA > services while having all the DBAs physically in one location (or a limited > number of locations). These services are usually hired by companies whose > primary focus isn't IT. > > My question now is...would this work in reverse? Having several DBAs > working out of their own homes in whatever city or country they want for a > single company (or for one of the remote DBA services)? I understand the > complexities of having people without Green Cards or working VISAS working > for US based companies, even if they are now physically in the US. > > This one may be for recruiters or decision makers: Would you hire > somebody you've never met (or met only by phone) who lives in another country > (worst case) and whose experience you can't verify if they asked for half of > what an on-site DBA would? > > Thanks in advance > Alan.- -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l