I think that it is Oracle Magazine that is actually awarding this, isn't it? That provides a clue to the source and methods...
Does anyone pay for a subscription to Oracle Magazine? Probably not -- the price of subscription is generally to fill out a real or virtual "subscription card", on which "Job Title" is queried. From that, they probably get their number of "a quarter-million DBAs worldwide". Just my guess. Either that, or they do what I do and just pull the numbers out of my...er...thin air... I believe that Arup was awarded this honor and distinction for activities that have come to the attention of Oracle Magazine, namely articles written and published, work performed for Open World, IOUG-A, and SELECT magazine, local Oracle Users Groups, and (possibly?) exposure on this list from the excellent advice and explanations he's provided... ...and possibly from review of TARs opened, processed, and closed... :-) Of course it seems unlikely that "#1 DBA" can be chosen by any scientific method, but however they did it I think they made an excellent choice regardless! I've always appreciated Arup's contributions to this list and had the pleasure of seeing his presentation at NYOUG last December. --- And congratulations to Mogens for being named "Educator of the Year"! The leader of the junta which runs the Oak Table Forum has probably forgotten (or drowned?) more information than the rest of us have ever learned, but he's quite generous with the information he has resident. I've always learned something whenever he says anything! In fact, just recently he related the method of milking a nanny goat who has mastitis (yes, carefully and gently for starters, watch the horns...) :-) on 8/28/03 2:34 PM, Pete Sharman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > And did you really think we DON'T monitor tars raised??? :) > > > Pete > > "Controlling developers is like herding cats." > Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook > > "Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!" > Bruce Pihlamae, long term Oracle DBA. > > > > -----Original Message----- > Hallas, John, Tech Dev > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 2:00 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Not being a party pooper but what does DBA of the Year actually mean. > What criteria was used. How can Oracle know about a quarter of a million > DBA's unless it monitors tars raised. > > John > > > -----Original Message----- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 August 2003 15:54 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > Just came to know from CTOUG news that Oracle has chosen Arup Nanda(our > List member) as "DBA of the Year". > > Congratulations Arup. thought I will share this news with the group. > > CTOUG Board Member, Arup Nanda, Chosen as "DBA of the Year" Oracle has > chosen our very own CTOUG board member, Arup Nanda, as the "DBA of the > Year", out of some quarter million DBAs worldwide. There will be a > felicitation ceremony at OracleWorld and the award recipients will be > featured in Nov-Dec issue of Oracle Magazine. Thought you would like to > know, as a part of the CTOUG community. In his interview, he has > mentioned CTOUG, so watch for it. Arup is President of Proligence > (http://www.proligence.com/). > > Thanks. > > Best Regards, > Prasad > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Tim Gorman INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
