mtucker-732014 (10/13/2009)
Thats an interesting question.Im not sure the qualities of any great figure in history, let alone Generals would be ideal for a DBA, those people tend to be tremendously ambitious a quality which would see a DBA aiming at CIO or setting up their own company.
My nomination is Charles Darwin.
You're probably right about most generals, especially the big names in history. However, it is just a mind exercise. BTW, why Darwin? Remember, flipping the bit, saying yes or no, is not enough. You need to justify the answer to show your thought processes.
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