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Did you buy SQL Server for home use?

8kb — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:02:25 GMT

I'd like to do some learning on my home computer with SQL Server 2000 and 2005. I realize I can get the evaluation versions but I'm wondering if professional DBA's actually buy the software for home use and if so, how do they get it? I've heard you can get a license through an MSDN subscription. They are a little uptight at my job with developers taking the software out of the office.

Caught in Wrong Job ....

Ahmad Osama — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:03:51 GMT

Hi All,Today, joined as a database administrator. At the time of interview I was told that my job will be to optimize the query performance and tuning the sql server and the ERP application of the company, even all the questions asked at the time of interview were of SQL SERVER administeration and was told that this profile will also 30-40% work of software configuration management thru [b]Microsoft Visual Source Safe and Microsoft Team Foundation Server[/b].But today it looked to me that most of the work is to maintain the files using the afore mentioned softwares and the database admin work is about 20-30%.I joined this company in order to have an experince in clustering and log shipping...as my previous company didn't hv clustering and logshipping.....Please help me to get out of this situation.......

Employers that let thier DBAs telecommute

MGS — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:59:00 GMT

Does anyone know of any companies that let thier DBAs telecommute? I'm surprised I haven't found more of them.

Why employees fail?

Loner — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:26:03 GMT

Is it because they do not have the right skills for the jobs?Is it because management does not give them a clear expectation?Is it because the job itself too stressful?or ......

Worth Joining?

yourgrey — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:43:08 GMT

Hi Everyone,I have been thinking to join B**a**r**c**l**a**y**s (doesn’t want the name to pop up in Google search) IT India as a DBA. HR is pending. It’s a new establishment in India. I am currently working for an India’s top Service Provider. As you know what happened to Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch and the current instability in market.:w00t:My question is it Worth the Risk? Does B**a**r**c**l**a**y**s IT India have a solid future in India. Gurus and friends kindly share your views?

DBA Consulting on the side

Erich Brinker — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:02:25 GMT

I was hoping to get some ideas about how to pursue some work on the side. I would like to find some work for 10 - 20 hrs a week.Is it common to goto a headhunter or placement firm for something like this?Any help would be appreciated.Thanks

SQL Server Gods/Exterminators

will.rowland — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:39:21 GMT

Just wondering if such people exist. We have a production server that my supervisor doesn't believe is running nearly as well as it should (and this is true). Symptoms range from unresponsiveness to the occasional freeze, failing ODBC connections, etc. Problems range from bad implementation, to an overloaded server, possible network issues, possible SQL Server config issues, data design and process implementation issues.Defining and ferreting out just what the problems are could be a cottage industry, but my supervisor (who has far more experience here than I) is sure that someone is out there who could come in for a week, dig under the covers, and make this thing run smooth.Do such SQL/network gods exist? And if so, do they freelance?

Working part-time

abba — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:00:01 GMT

I would like to know if anyone works part-time at their job and if so, how did you find such a position? 1) Did you ask your current employer to cut back on your hours? How long had you been at your company before you approached them with the idea? 2) Or did you ask the interviewer/hiring manager before you were hired? How did you broach this? When during the hiring process did you bring this up? I have found that part-time positions are rarely posted but I would like to know how people have achieved this elusive goal of mine. :) Just to clarify, I am not interested in compressed work weeks (10 hour days/4 X a week) or telecommuting. I am searching for a 30 hours a week position. I don't mean to sound inflexible or close-minded but people often bring this up as an alternative and I know that would not work for me. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

Working abroad SQL DBA

Charles Hoadley — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:30:12 GMT

I'm trying to contact anyone who is a US citizen and has experience working in IT abroad, specifically as a SQL Server DBA. I'm interested in either working somewhere in Europe, London for example or Australia on a contract basis, possibly 6 months or so. Since I'm unfamiliar with the process of working abroad, work permits, visas etc. I'm looking for anyone who has information or can talk about their experiences. Thanks!

Shifting from .Net devoper to Business Intelligence ?

elegantkvc — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:21:51 GMT

hi, Am a newbie to this Business Intelligence.We r using the SSAS and SSIS as a backend ,Proclarity as a frontend.Basically i had two years of experience as a .net developer in my previous company,since am interested in SQL i took up this job.Now here i found no seniors to guide me.Also attimes its a bit tough on my part.I just spent a moth here so far..Now they gave me an intranet project...Is it a worthwhile shifting from .net to Datawarehousing in carrer....Also what are all the oppurtunities for me in the future...Please any experience friends guide me..am not in a clear mind state now...

Announcing SQL Jobs in the Employers and Employees Forum

Coby Barrus — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:17:34 GMT

Hello! As a Recruiter for Volt Technical Resources in Redmond, Washington, am I able to announce our SQL Developer, DBA and T-SQL positions? I noticed that there are a few companies on this forum that have posted job openings? Please announce the proper protocol, I don't want to get banned from the site. Thanks! Coby BarrusSocial Networking AdministratorSr. Internet Recruiting Lead - E-Recruiting / Job Posting CoordinatorVolt Technical Resources | 11261 Willows Road, Suite 200 | Redmond, WA 98052cbarrus@volt.com | YouCan@volt.com | http://jobs.volt.com | t: 425.702.9000 | tf: 800.253.9605 | f: 425.702.0315

Software/Database Development Hiring Practices

DBAdmin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:58:03 GMT

What the heck has happened to software/database development hiring practices in the last 10 years or so? They seem to have gone straight in the crapper. The decline is evident in several ways and I will mention a few issues here.Organizations write job descriptions containing a laundry list of abbreviations that they think of as skills. Candidates for those jobs insert the same abbreviations in their résumés in order to be found by automated searches. Nobody knows everything, so the honest among us are immediately at a disadvantage when we do not pad our résumés with bogus experience. The dishonest among us are more likely to have our résumés selected for an interview then the "best" people in that group get hired. It's a depressing reality for honest job seekers and it sucks for employers as well.Organizations ask for excellent communication skills, time management skills, problem solving skills, and attention to detail. I have rarely been quizzed about these skills and there's very little an employer can do to verify them during an interview. However, those who exaggerate their technical abilities on résumés are the people getting interviews and it's reasonable to assume they have also exaggerated their "soft" skills and work habits. The true nature of a person's technical abilities and work habits can only be revealed with time spent in the employer's environment.Some organizations are comfortable with relying on self-assessments from job candidates. Again, the honest among us are immediately at a disadvantage because any self-assessment is subject to the ego and humility of the person involved. I’m generally my own harshest critic. I expect a lot from myself. Most other people are much less critical and demanding when evaluating themselves. My self-assessment scores are often 20 percentage points lower than other people, while my third-party assessment scores (such as technical exams) are often 20 percentage points higher than other people.It seems as though organizations are no longer trying to find workers with actual demonstrated skills. How would an employer assess technical abilities such as formation of algorithms, application architecture, data modeling, database architecture, and so on? How would an employer assess the ability to absorb business knowledge? How would an employer assess time management skills, problem solving skills, and attention to detail? Such abilities are very difficult to verify during an interview, so those of us who are willing to exaggerate are much more likely to be hired.The abilities that are the most difficult to assess, as in the previous paragraph, are also the most indicative of performance in a new environment. Organizations seek and hire job candidates based on buzzwords instead of proven real world experience. The new workers might know the syntax and/or nomenclature for certain technologies, but they might utterly lack the wisdom to properly apply those technologies, especially in a new environment. I have seen numerous examples of software/database developers failing to understand their own craft in the last 12 months.I have always tried to be modest and humble about myself, but those attributes are now detrimental in a job search. I have observed the technical abilities and work habits of scores of people around me during my 30 years in the IT work force. Some of them thought they were God's gift to software/database development, but they were wrong. Some of them (often the same ones) claimed to work extremely hard, but their productivity proved otherwise. I'm not going to brag about my technical abilities and work habits here, but I'm ready to compare the combination against anybody.This post could be construed as the ranting of a curmudgeon. In fact, I *am* a relatively old guy (50), and I'm sure that plays a part in my perception of the current situation, but it's certainly not a complete explanation.I'm afraid these issues are not limited to software/database development hiring practices. I fear that it's simply a microcosm of society in general. Honesty, integrity, humility, effort, and dedication appear to be outmoded concepts.

DBA Vs. Business Knowlege

dphillips — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:01:18 GMT

(Note: I am kind of taking off from the "DBA as a Commodity" topic. My original intent to reply there grew lengthy and so I opted to post it as a new topic.) In my experience of 15+, of which many were spent consulting, I have found it absolutely critical to garner business-side experience that can help down the road. I consider myself a Good DBA (not GREAT), and a heavily experienced systems engineer. I have a fairly robust personal experience with many data storage systems. I've done a bit of networking, telephony development, and a lot of DBA and top-to-bottom systems design for companies in the 50 to 500 employee range. These companies usually generate between 50 and 100 M $ US annually. Sometimes the work is a team effort, sometimes a solo, sometimes departmentally segmented. One thing I have learned: the more industries are different, the more they are the same. I extol the extreme value of a GREAT DBA (not the ones who wear the title but know little more than installation, creation, and backup). The last 3 companies I have worked for (not as DBA) all suffered (and continue to suffer) great losses in progress and re-re-re-(ad nauseum)-architecture because they have been unable to digest the value of a GREAT DBA. A GREAT DBA knows the load, from disk usage and segmentation (physical and virtual), failover, redundacy, separation of OLTP and OLAP, appropriate automation staging, permissions,... etc., etc., and who also has enough knowlege to ascertain the needs of the business at hand to optimize the whole ensemble. Some may not think a DBA seems that important, but it sure is painfully easy to spot the company datastores and systems that do not have one (or more if needed). No business runs without data any more. Any business with more than 50 or so employees better rethink their road-map if they have not been using one at least on a consulting basis. All coders should first learn RDBMS design. I am grateful to have cut my career teeth on learning and understanding proper RDBMS design and data relationships before learning how to code. This knowlege is something they just do not emphasize in college information systems education streams (why?!!). However, having this knowlege, along with an accumulated understanding of business models has landed me many a job. To be able walk into an interview, and be able to break down the mystical and feared company process into understandable chunks in front of the person who has the power to hire... Knowing how to break down the data needs of almost any business into the most common 3 or 4 business models out there, regardless of what present company chooses to call those bits, is priceless... it is job security in an insecure market. There are exceptions, but they are rare, and usually use at least parts of one model or another. Another important aspect is knowing your customers... and I am not talking only about the ones that pay the company for goods or services. Management wants to see transactional reports that show areas of focus. CEOs and Execs go gaga over trend charts and bottom lines, and love to use these to bring on new customers. End users want an interface that makes sense and communicates the business specific flavor and lingo (regardless of what the data is called under the hood), and they want to understand clearly what wonderful button to push to "make it good" (and the other button that hides that junk they don't want to see), and doesn't take 3 months of training to understand. If a user doesn't understand or avoids the designated portals of data consistency, your data validity will suffer. And it always seems to be the department that you just don't know how to communicate with that will eventually burn you if you don't learn their language fast. Yes, a GREAT DBA is absolutely critical, but ignoring the business, process, and application side will not do you any favors. It does not matter how good or GREAT an individual is. if other departments get something stuck in their craw... GREAT begins to look like HIGH and MIGHTY in a hurry. Taking time to understand how the rest of the business gets along can be very beneficial. But even if it doesn't save one job, it can sure aid your ability to walk right into the next one. On the other hand, a company that doesn't recognize the value of a GREAT or even a good DBA won't have to worry about wasting their hard earned margin on one for long... and will often blow far more than they saved trying to work around it.

DBA as commodity in future

jeffrey yao — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:27:22 GMT

I had an interesting talk with my manager about future DBA career. He said he believe that in future DBA skills may become a commodity and thus to enhance my professional value, I should be involved in business side as much as possible.My argument is that there are enough areas/knowledge that a DBA needs to explore / learn , and to involve too much in business knowledge, I may lag far behind in terms of keeping up my DBA skills, and as a result, from a long term perspective, I may lose my status as a professional DBA, esp, if I need to change my job and my so-called business knowledge most likely will not be transferrable between different industries.Any thoughts to share?

DBAdmin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:56:56 GMT

Is there a shortage of database jobs or is there a shortage of database DBAs or developers

Loner — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:09:18 GMT

From SQL_Server_Performance.com Peter Ward[quote]One of the challenges that many organizations are facing is not just how to recruit staff but more importantly how to retain their existing staff. According to a recent survey by Gartner, over 50% of ICT employees have been employed with their current organization for less than two years. I am sure that if you look around your office there will be a lot of faces that were not there two years ago as well as a lot of missing faces.The challenge for employers is identifying what motivates someone to stay in an organization. Even though salaries are higher than ever for database professionals, it is not necessarily money that motivates someone to leave an organization. Sure, an extra $50,000 is motivating but $5,000 may not be a motivating factor. Often $5,000 is not enough of a motivator, as there are potentially additional costs associated with a new work place such as parking costs or the additional cost of public transport. What a lot of people are starting to do is put more value on a role rather than salary alone by including items such as training or working with the latest technology. What motivates you to move employers—is it money alone or are there other factors that influence your decision?[/quote]Do the companies care to retain their employees? Is it easy to find a suitable candidate for the job? Is it easy for DBA or database developers to find a job?It seems this is another chicken and egg question. I see there are companies have a hard time to recruit staff and on the other hand people complain there are no job around. :ermm:

MySpace is looking for a database developer!!!

Loner — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:24:15 GMT

I just went to the job board of this site and saw myspace is looking for a database developer. I don't think their HR will look google you in anyway, however will they look at your myspace page (if you have one) ??????:D

Best company to work for - In US

Loner — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:21:38 GMT

There is a topic in this forum - best company to work for in India, so I want to start one in US.The Forbes magazine posted the best companies to work for every year, but I found it was not true in many way especially there were a few companies in my area were listed and their reputation was not as good as it posted on the magazine.The best way to find out which is good company to for is from the employees themselves.If you are worried about the HR would google your name and find out that you complain about the company, you can always use fake name.:P

Analytical Interview Questions

Christopher Stobbs — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:31:55 GMT

Hi All,My company is looking to hire new SQL develoeprs.What are some good analytical questions that we can ask a candidate to get an idea of how they think or work through processes?Thanks in afvance Chris

Best Companies To Work For ---> India - MS SQL DBA

rajdba — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:04:48 GMT

Hi All,I want to know which are the companies have huge SQL Server Setups and the best Employers / Best Payers in India for SQL DBA'S.Hope to hear from all of you.Thanks in advance.:)Regards,Raj

Can you make more money staying put?

Stephanie Giovannini — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:38:51 GMT

I was reading the editorial and discussion surrounding the MBA question. I decided to start a new thread about a side issue often mentioned but never disputed.You can get the best salary by changing jobs every few years.Is there any exception to this rule? Is a paltry salary a good reason to leave a job you like? I've been with my employer for over 2 years and I don't want to leave, but I really want to be paid more. I could throw my resume out and get $20,000 more per year. That's serious dollars.Is switching jobs really the only way to make more? Or is that the case because too many people are intimidated by the discussions required to get a significant raise? I know that I certainly am intimidated!

Job Market

shivsen — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:24:22 GMT

Just want to know How is the Job market now for SQL Server 2000 DBA in US. I'm hearing from friends that the Job market is slowing down.Thanks,shivsen

Question regarding an interview method - need feedback

VIJAYRANGA KONDAPALLY — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMT

Hi all ,

Just wanted to know the feedback from others . I have been to an interview with a company recently where the interviewer presented a few tables and asked me to produce the query to satisfy desired results in less than 5 mins . It is not a question of whether the query was complex or not but is it a good approach to gauge the skillset of an interviewee with such test . Any comments welcome . I was just intrigued by the approach since it was the first time for me .

How to grab a SQL Job among 100 peoples ?

karthikeyan — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:53:46 GMT

Experts,My friend went to an interview(SQL Developer) recently. Around 100 peoples were attended the interview.Eventhough he did very well,they rejected him. He told that he don't know the reason.What might be the reason ? Can any expert who has done more SQL interview share their idea ?

Guide a newbie for career path

vik.freak — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:09:18 GMT

Hi AllI've been working in production support for last one and half year . And most of the work i do is making some changes in Stored procedures as per change in requirement or data fix if there is any production issue.I've worked on SQL 2000 and 2005 . I've worked on SSIS also . I can say, i have major experience in these two . Other than that i've little knowledge in Biz-talk and .Net but never worked in any project .My question is what should be my path from here ....i'm intrested in datawarehousing but not much hands on expereince . And was also thinking about DBA . Please suggest me what should i pursue , certifications and other things which i should learn as i feel i'm not learning much on the job here . And i may not be readily employable if i think of switching job. If it helps....my long term goal is to become a DB consultant .Please note that i'm based in India .Waiting for replies from all expereinced ppl.Edit: Moderataors ..plz let me know if i've posted in the wrong thread.

SQL Server Administrator

Henry Omodara — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:34:38 GMT

Ladies and Gents,I am looking for a competent SQL Server Administrator for a 6 Month contract that included T&L in NB, Canada. If you are interested, please send me a private message.Thanks in advance.

Average Salary

Ahmed Bouzamondo — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:07:26 GMT

Hi,I want to know what is the average salary for a SQL Server DBA having 4 years of experience.I am living in montreal.Thanks a lot for your help

How do you manage/work in a virtual team?

Loner — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:17:03 GMT

Telecommute, outsourcing and IT staffs may work in different locations these days. If you are the manager and your team is a virtual team - none of the team member work at the same location where you are, even worse there is time zone difference, some team members may work at west coast and some team members may work at east coast and some team members even work in a different country at least 12 hours time difference. Does traditional management style still work? How do you manage the team to get a project done?If you are one of the team member of a virtual team, how do you approach to your manager and your team members (you may not even meet some of your team members face to face) ? Since no one works at the office, so there is no office gossip ?! Is that meant less conflict between team members? If you need to design a data model for the project but you are waiting for the business analyst requirements, you try to call, email but no response, what are you going to do? What if you are the DBA and the server is down, you can't find anyone in operation to reboot the server, what are you going to do when all the developers are screaming and trying to get the project done?You try to talk to your manager about some problems but the manager is in meeting all day and does not return any phone call or email, what do you do?I work in a virtual team at this job and my previous job and I still don't know how to handle some of the problems.Maybe you can give me some insight.

DBA Duties

James Allchin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:50:32 GMT

Hello,I evolved into a DBA from a programmer a year ago. I've enjoyed my work as a DBA, but now my boss wants me to start doing some administration work, like looking after the accounts system, and a new content management system. I'm not 100% happy with this, because it's not what I signed up for, but my boss says it would the same in any other DBA job. Not having ever had another DBA job I don't know if I can counter his argument.Could other DBAs let me know how much time they are expected to do non-DBA work?ThanksJames

Telecommuting

Terri — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:41:52 GMT

My office wants us to start telecommuting several days a week because they want to hire more workers but don't have enough office space. Most managers want their team in the office at least one day a week. Management wants us to "desk share". Non-management personnel would share a desk with someone who works in the office on alternate days. Feelings are mixed. Currently, telecommuting is optional but if they don't get enough takers they have said they would require telecommuting. There are people who would quit rather than telecommute. I live in an area affected by Hurricane Katrina. We were forced to telecommute for 9 months after the storm, while our flood-damaged buildings were being repaired. I was very glad to get back into the office.Of those who telecommute "part-time", do you also desk share?What provision, if any, does you company make for your home office. My organization will not provide any phone or internet service for your home office. They provide a laptop but not a printer. They stated that we are on our own with the IRS if we want to take a tax deduction for the home office space.Do you use any collaboration software, net meeting, remote desktop?I am interested in how other companies handle this issue.

DBA interview questions from Financial firms

sqldb_usr — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:43:25 GMT

Hello, I have a DBA interview coming up with a financial firm. Any pointers as to What type of ?s Financial Firms ask Junior/mid level DBA would be appreciated.

Database Intern - Ideas for appropriate projects?

Cat — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:11:34 GMT

I am racking my brain trying to think of any potential challanging tasks or projects that an intern could complete during a 3 month period while working in a group with DBAs - and our function is not really database development but supporting the instances (backups, security, etc) and providing consulting/support to application dbas.Any ideas?

Going beyond manager-appointed projects

Marios Philippopoulos — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:52:40 GMT

Here is a topic I would like to get the pulse of the community on. Do people stick exclusively to projects assigned to them by their management? Or do they have the leeway (and the drive) to pursue some of their own ideas, always within the needs and context of their work environment?Speaking for myself, I work as a DBA servicing a medium-sized SQL Server shop. My day-to-day work tends to be quite mundane at times. I find that sticking to my appointed workload exclusively would severely limit my professional development. I tend to read a lot of technical material on SQL Server - web-based, magazines, books - and get a lot of ideas that I want to experiment on and implement. It's a thin rope to walk on, but I always aim to perform my appointed duties properly before venturing into any "pet" projects. Also, I focus on things that I know will benefit our IT team and are quite relevant to my DBA work. Examples include: a deadlock-tracking app that displays recent deadlocks in user-friendly format through Reporting Services (SSRS); and, reporting on the tempdb space utilization using the charting capabilities of SSRS.Feedback from management has been quite positive so far. I'm wondering if people out there have any similar experiences to share.Comments, thoughts anyone?

What is the difference between Programmer and Good Programmer ?

karthikeyan — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:36:41 GMT

Inputs are welcome !

Career Growth for a DBA

Natalie — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:20:14 GMT

Hi, What is the career ladder that a DBA can take - like one starts as jr. dba, mid dba, sr dba, then what can they opt for?Also can a DBA get into BPM (business process modeling/management) careers. What are the various BPM career options. Thanks,Natalie.

The old IT conundrum (how do I get from here to there)

mcook115 — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:21:24 GMT

I work in a large shop and I'm currently doing client work. Building universal xp image for all hardware, group policy, etc. but I want to move to the server side, more specifically SQL administration. We have 7 guys in our SQL group currently and I've been trying to buddy up with those guys, but they're a pretty tight knit group. So basically I'm looking for some advice and answers. 1. I'm currently studying to get my MS certs, I figure this can help since I don't have any true hands on experience with sql admin. stuff. What else could I do to help my cause?2. I'd like to work on some projects that I could show potential employers if I were to get a interview. Could somebody give me some ideas on what would be good resume fodder? (web apps, etc....)That's it in a nutshell. Thanks

SQL SERVER DBA - EDMONTON, ALBERTA - MULTIPLE CONTRACTS

mperyk — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:34:32 GMT

Hey Forum,I have a friend that is looking to hire multiple SQL SERVER DBA's for his IT company here in Edmonton. The long term position is available ASAP. If you are interested in this position, please PM me and I will send you the contact details.Thanks,Mike

Looking for potential employer when the position does not exist?

Loner — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:54:40 GMT

I had a multiple interviews and the feedback of the interview was good. However at least three companies said they were still thinking about if they need the position or they were still defined the position???Those jobs were referred by a recruiting company. Why did the company go through a recruiting company to look for someone for a job when the company itself does not know how it fits into the organization?

Evaluate a resume

Loner — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:55:36 GMT

When a company posts a job and a lot of resumes come in. How does the company evaluate which candidate to interview? If the job requires .Net, VB, Strong SQL Skills, SQL Server 2000 skills and experiences in using some kind of reporting tool, does the company only interview the candidate with all these skills? If the candidate has all those skills but some skills are not up-to-date, for example the candidate had .Net and VB but he/she used it three years ago. If you are the candidate, how do you tell the company that you need to refresh your .Net skill? What if the company requires you to do a technical interview?

DBA job description ??

Loner — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:34:59 GMT

It seemed to me these days every DBA job I applied had the following requirements.Database development and support for our entire product suiteManaging SQL code (stored procedures, triggers, database scripts) to implement business logic and database maintenanceDatabase performance tuning, troubleshootingParticipation in the design and implementation of a data access layerDatabase administration tasks for development and client environmentsQualifications3-7 years experience with SQL Server 2000/2005 designing databases and implementing database applications (transactional and/or data warehouse)Experience with SQL Server Analysis Services, and/or SQL Server Reporting ServicesVery good knowledge of T-SQL and Microsoft database toolsExperience with database administration in a development environmentExperience with distributed applications, C#, NET To me part of it is a DBA + Developer + Data Architect position. Is it most companies want to hire someone that can do DBA/Developer/Data Architect to save money?