I was a little surprised by the reaction I got to my previous post on this subject. A number of people commented about the problems with automation and many pointed to this very appropriate comic on the subject.
There are one of two conclusions I can draw from this.
I’m really hoping the answer is option 1, because I think it would be really sad if being a DBA has degenerated to the point where people spend their whole life doing tasks that could be easily scripted.
Basically I’m a lazy person with a short attention span, so when I’ve done something once, I get kind-of bored of doing it again and again. As a result, automation is a perfect solution to me. Figure out how to do something, script it so I can repeat it easily, then move on! *
I’m all alone, so are we all We’re all clones All are one and one are all ~ Alice Cooper Two separate discussions, one at work and one around the virtual OakTable , have made me aware that maybe not as many Oracle professionals as I imagined are aware that Oracle provides a facility to [...]
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