We have security requirements that do not allow remote
administration. There has been some discussion of vpn
(for two or three years!) but it is likely that vpn
will be for the execs to get their mail rather than
database administration. Unfortunately, it is likely
a security issue to discuss
Hello everyone,
This is a very interesting thread. Speaking as a part-owner of one of the
companies John held up as an example of the successful outsourcers (thanks
for mentioning us John), I'd like to make some points that I think will be
of interest to all.
The first is that working in a shop
Get out the BS bingo cards..
;o)
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Rocheste
Hello everyone,
This is a very interesting thread. Speaking as a part-owner of one of the
companies John held up as an example
The fact that the industry is trending to a managed service model for
database administration is NOT A BAD thing for salaried DBAs out there. I
think the opposite is true.
So, let us all second the Oracle sales pitch about them managing our
databases for us, and hope to sneak into Oracle ;-)
Hey Dave...
I counted
- outsource
- trending
- managed service
- leveraging
- best practices
- continuous basis
- strategic
but I'm sure I missed some... does this mean I win? :-)
Cheers!
Paul
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We have a (kind of) unwritten rule ... Unix admins and db admins *must* be
within shouting distance within each other. We do not prefer remote (limited
to your home or hotel) admin unless you got paged in the middle of the
night.
Raj
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Personally I like being in the office environment and interacting with other
members of my species :-) I do get the opportunity to work from home on a
fairly regular basis and I do take it when I really need to focus on
something but I do miss the buzz of being in the workplace if I'm away for
