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Oracle DBA Mentor: Succeeding as an Oracle Database Administrator
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Oracle DBA Mentor: Succeeding as an Oracle Database Administrator

by Brian Peasland
March 2019
Beginner
454 pages
10h 58m
English
Apress
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© Brian Peasland 2019
Brian PeaslandOracle DBA Mentorhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4321-3_2

2. Working As a DBA

Brian Peasland1 
(1)
Fargo, ND, USA
 

The previous chapter I went over the career path to becoming a database administrator as well as the general duties and responsbilities of the DBA, including their role as the Data Guardian. In this chapter, we will spend time discussing how to work as a database administrator. The information in this chapter is not technical in nature and can be used by non-Oracle DBAs as well. Rather, this chapter will focus on the soft skills all good database administrators should possess. Much of the information in this chapter can be used outside of the DBA role and applied to other positions in the organization as ...

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ISBN: 9781484243213