Hi team, I want to become a DBA so please suggest me some tips to be...

[Rage]

Do you have a DBA in your company ? Then I recommend poison on the keyboard keys.

[Johnny J]

Watch it - I gave the same suggestion and got downvoted for the trouble... :sigh:

Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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[Nagy Vilmos]

0. Bold is bad. 1. No TG's here 2. Try the DB forum 3. Eat more bacon

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Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often *students*, for heaven's sake. -- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)

[R Giskard Reventlov]

Start here[^].

"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

[Rage]

dummies.com :laugh:

[Nish Nishant]

If you had gone through recent Lounge threads, you'd probably have had second thoughts about asking career advice here. :rolleyes:

Regards, Nish

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[Mark_Wallace]

It's easy. Just write on your CV that you've got 10 years experience each with Oracle, Sybase, MSSQL, Foxpro, and Access, learn a few buzzwords, and send it to every employer who requires a DBA. That's what most of the 20-25-year-old applicants I interview seem to do, anyway.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

[V 0]

Don't worry too much about the down votes. Other forums would be more correct, but we're all humans and make mistakes and others are humans that don't have patience with those that make mistakes :-). To answer your question, personally I believe the best way to become dba is get certified in most cases this will be Oracle or SQL Server (mostly it is or one or the other, not both). In both cases you'll also need a good knowledge of OS systems (Linux/Unix or Windows), virtualization etc... Get some advice from people you know, read books, follow courses if possible and take the exams. hope this helps.

V.

[Henry Minute]

As if to reinforce my earlier post, today's MSSqlTips Newsletter has this[^] article, that you may find useful.

Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

[Nagy Vilmos]

Don't laugh, they've got some good books... ... if you're TAPS

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Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often *students*, for heaven's sake. -- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

I've posted a comment on his "answer".

"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

You're correct. The work and training issues would be the best place for this query, and I think the 1 votes on your post are unfair (I'll counter with a 5). However, like I said, it's not a topic that's "unacceptable" in the lounge, and redirecting the OP to GIT is totally meaningless.

"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

I wonder how many understood that (cleaning the monitor now - nicely chewed pieces of mango has ended up there). :laugh:

"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

[dan sh]

1. Get a book and start reading about database administration. 2. Tell your boss/supervisor about your aspiration and ask if there is a position for in the company. You may need to be patient if there is none. 3. Check if your company provides any kind of support or guidance. Make use of it and gradually change your role.

"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]

[Oakman]

The Digital Worm wrote:

This is not the correct place, post here[^]

ROFL!!! (But it looks like some folks don't have a sense of humor.)

Never mind who, where is John Galt when we need him?