I think there are a lot of resources out there to get up to speed on Microsoft SQL Server. You can purchase a full developer edition for $50 and start playing with it. You might be able to get up to speed on MS-SQL faster than other database systems.
You can start by reading BOL, you can download it here - http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/productdoc/2000/books.asp? GL -- Ray Higdon MCSE, MCDBA, CCNA --- "Bryant M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Can anyone reccomend a career path or maybe past experience on a good > career path to becoming a DBA? I recently took a class on Intro to SQL > at the local college and enjoyed it very much. I dont want to become a > full-time PHP, SQL, ASP, Java,etc. programmer, though. My background is > in Windows Networking and administration (AD and Exchange) and hardware > troubleshooting. I assume as a DBA I would still be able to maintain > the server hardware, systems, design, and networking layout, but still > be able to create tables, modify data, and perform SQL maintainence all > at the same time. I was told by my instructor many DBAs are past (or > still current) UNIX System Administrators. I would not rule out > switching to Unix/Linux as my platform of choice either, I've been an > avid Linux hobbyist for over 5 years now. Sybase, Oracle, MySQL, MS-SQL > preferred? Any further thoughts? > > Thanks! > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
