Congratulations and hope it works out for you!! As a lot of people have said already it is not for everyone and most of us find that out the hard way only. It largely depends to my mind on three factors 1 the managerial policy of the company and general quality of managers they have, 2 the type of people on your team and how well they get along together, 3 what you bring to the table. I was promoted this way too and went back to being a regular dba. My biggest frustration was #1, i wanted to be a proactive, supportive manager but was surrounded by other control freaks and those with very poor role modelling virtues. There is a lot a manager can do but a lot he/she can get away with not doing and doing poorly too, and again largely that is to do with company culture. As far as learning goes i suggest to attend atleast one conference per year to keep up to date on technical improvements. Good luck.