I may have an opportunity for a Peoplesoft DBA job. I've done a wide gamut of Oracle DBA work at a major university for the last 10 years and am looking for a challenge. I don't know what skills this kind of position would require or allow one to develop. This is my main concern. Would it provide an opportunity for continued technical growth or would it require a narrow range or depth of skill to fill the role of implementation/production DBA? Any personal experience or suggestions as to how I might begin to answer this question?
It all depends on what your responsibilities would be and what your personal goals are. I was an Oracle/Peoplesoft DBA from about 96-2000 at my previous job. I found myself doing more and more Peoplesoft administration and less DBA work. My goal was always more towards the DBA side rather than the ERP administration, so I moved on. I did like the Peoplesoft work, it was interesting and challenging, it just wasn't where I wanted to go with my career. HTH
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