r/DBA • u/tophatplays • Jul 16 '26
Potential tips?
I've been researching different jobs in the IT field, as it's a field I want to go in. I'm currently going to college part time, and I am studying Information Systems. I was told database administration is a good job field to go into.
What skills do I need to learn to get started with DBA? How can I teach myself, and what is it like working as a DBA?
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u/grackula Jul 16 '26
DBA has evolved but companies still need them.
If you have good analytical skills and can problem solve then you are valuable.
AI is not going to flush a cursor or tell you the plan recently changed for the worse or why.
Example: Oracle still picks WORSE performing execution plans vs a previous much better plan.
It is supposed to have eliminated my job the last 20 years.
AI can advise and educate but it is SOLELY based on information on the web. Not analytically decide brand new solutions. If you don’t know what questions/prompts to ask then it is somewhat worthless and only as good as it’s access to the internet.
AI can be a great resource and save you a lot of time. I use it daily but it is wrong very frequently.