Sql Server DBA vs. Oracle Apps DBA
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Hi:
I am an Oracle Apps DBA and have been looking for a Apps DBA job for over a year.
I really don't know when/will I find one... A friend of mine suggested that I should learn and become a Sql server dba. I have two questions here and hope you can give me some advise. BTW, I am not young and have not work on Sql server ever but I am willing to learn if it can get me a job (a stable one).
First, is Sql server DBA market is better than Oracle?
Second, should I/do I have to get a certificate to look for a sql dba job?
Thank you very very much in advance for your advice.
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In what part of the world do you live?
Generally speaking, certification is sometimes, but in my observation, not that often a requirement. It never hurts though.
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I live in the east coast of USA but I can go any where if there is an job offer.
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A certificate is significantly helpful. But it is not necessary. I would like to recommend you to post your resume on internet and find recruiters to help.
Some recruiters still send me emails for openings because I posted my resume online 4 years ago. Here are several popular sites,
May you have the best luck.
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useruser888 (6/27/2010)
I am an Oracle Apps DBA and have been looking for a Apps DBA job for over a year. I really don't know when/will I find one... A friend of mine suggested that I should learn and become a Sql server dba.This is a really unusual situation. Oracle Apps DBAs are a pretty specialized breed that usually has no problems to find a job. A quick search on dice.com e.g. "oracle apps dba" returns over seventy job offers.
In a situation where I would find myself not able to find a Oracle Apps DBA job I would look for a "general" Oracle DBA job - dice.com returns over 600 job offers for plain Oracle DBAs.
Having said that I agree that by adding SQL Server skills to your personal profile would certainly widen your potential field of opportunities.
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I used to be an Oracle DBA but am a SQL Server DBA now. Companies who are converting from Oracle to SQL may hire experienced Oracle DBAs and offer them SQL DBA training. That's how I got my current job. This applies to any other db platform for db conversions or who run concurrently on several db platforms - DB2, MySQL, etc.
You should also look at jobs for system administrators in whatever your platform expertise is (Unix, Windows, etc.) since there is a significant overlap in the DBA and sys admin job.
Training/certification in other areas helps also:
SharePoint administration
Powershell scripting
T-SQL programming (easy to learn if you know Oracle PL/SQL already)
SSIS
Good luck,
Jeff
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Jeff and all:
Thank you for your reply. They are very helpful.
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If you are willing to relocate to the Washington DC area and you are a US citizen check out job vacancies at the U.S. Census Bureau (on opm usajobs site). They are a big Oracle shop there and usually have a lot of IT vacancies. They probably have a need for an Oracle apps DBA, but the positions posted may be generically listed as "IT Specialist".
Jeff
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I have looked and applied from that site for 5 month but no luck so I gave up. May be I should start to look there again - it takes a lot of time to apply though. Do you know anyone who got job from that website?
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