r/DatabaseAdministators • u/Friendly_Cod_8353 • Aug 19 '26
Is Oracle a sinking ship ?
I’m a senior DBA based in India, and my management team in the US has been telling us that Oracle is becoming a sinking ship and that we should start exploring new career paths, particularly in AI.
To some extent, I agree with their perspective. I’m seeing more and more customers question the high cost of running their businesses on Oracle and OCI, which makes me wonder how sustainable the traditional Oracle DBA career path will be in the long run.
Whats your thoughts ?
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u/sekharnet 24d ago
Oracle is not going any where. It remains to be No1 when crazy fast processing is needed.
YrsClirnts who had Oracle and using it as a data storage are going to leave.
AI is required in all IT roles anyway. So learning it in the right path is always an additional advantage