I was an SA. After the third DBA jumped ship, my boss asked me
if I would like to become a DBA. I said yes and he sent me off for training.
They hired a consultant for three months after that I was on my own. My
mentors were groups like this. Granted I had plenty of experience in
troubleshooting when I started. I look at Oracle as another operating system.
I took this job so I could begin to understand Oracle from the application
view. The group I lead are application DBAs. We take care of the data not the
container. I find this to be more challenging. Mine is the only such group in
the company, so again I had to figure it out myself.
I do mentor my DBAs. I’m not sure they are better for it.
They don’t develop troubleshooting skills as fast as I did. They know they can
always come to me for the answer. I’m not sure how to remove the crutch.
Liz
Elizabeth Reen
CPB Database Group Manager
Service Now Group: CPB-ORACLE-DB-SUPPORT
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Subject: dba mentor
Did any of you have a mentor to help you along your DBA career path? Someone to
coach you on what is right/wrong, offer advice for various projects, etc… I
was the first DBA for my company and never had someone to go to for advice and
such. I learned completely on the job besides going to some classes at the
beginning and a couple conferences recently. And then some consultants over
the years. I’ve always reported to a Programming manager, and they understand
some of the job but not everything that needs to be done. Although I have been
a DBA for over 10 years I feel there is still a ton for me to learn and be
better at. I was alone for many years and did a lot of database development in
addition to DBA duties. Kind of a jack of all trades expert at none. I am a
lead now, we have one other DBA and maybe a third in the near future, but I
know I can be a better leader and hope to advance that further.
Did any of you have some kind of mentor during your career? For most of you it
probably was someone inside the company but what about outside? How did you
find this person and was it helpful? What did they do for you?
Another other details or advice?
Thanks,
