RE: [Webct-admin] Question on DBA for Vista

[Knowley, E L. <lk...@pu...>]

At Purdue, we have two DBA=92s assigned to the Vista project=97a =
primary and a
backup.  We don=92t use them 100% of their time except during install =
or
upgrade periods; they actually belong to a pool of DBA=92s who take =
care of
big systems (SIS, HR, financials, etc).

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It has been hugely valuable to have dedicated DBA=92s on this project, =
getting
Vista up and running has required a lot of DBA-type work (installing =
and
configuring an Oracle DB as well as 9iAS, and IFS=97plus all the =
tuning,
monitoring, backups, etc required for normal use), and having the =
resources
explicitly allocated has taken a significant load off the rest of the
technical staff on the project team.

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When we have been doing installs, we used every bit at least one of the
DBA=92s time allotment and sometimes cut into the other (at the same =
time).
However, once up with 1.2, their daily time spent on Vista was on the =
order
of minutes to an hour (standard monitoring, care-and-feeding, etc).  =
Our
experience with 2.0 is still young to estimate time spent for it.  So I
guess the answer is: we work them pretty hard during an install or when =
then
there is a problem, but during regular (stable) uptimes their time on
product is in the =93few=94 hours per week range.

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I used to be a DBA before moving to project management, and no way =
would I
take on a Vista deployment without a DBA on the project--maybe not =
full-time
(necessarily), but within easy reach, and whose time I could monopolize =
for
days at a stretch without worry.  But then, I tend toward the =
paranoid=85. ;-)

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Hope that helps.

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Luke

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michko, Georgette M [mailto:GM...@Ce...]=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 11:25 AM
To: Webct-Admin (web...@li...)
Subject: [Webct-admin] Question on DBA for Vista

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How are you approaching the recommendation of WebCT that we need to =
have a
dba for the Vista database? I spoke to some of you about this issue at =
the
user conference, and I would like to hear from others.

We have just got our hardware and are beginning to install the hardware =
and
operating system for Vista. We plan to begin Vista training this fall. =
We
will pilot about 17 courses in Spring 2004 and hope to go live with =
Vista in
Fall 2004. We do not currently have a dba and have relied on WebCT for
database advice. We are advertising for a dba and hope to hire someone =
in
the next few weeks. I would like to give candidates an idea of what to
expect.=20

What is your experience in regards to a dba for the Vista =
administration? Do
you currently have a dba on staff for Vista? How critical is a dba for =
the
day-to-day operation? How much time does the dba spend on Vista
administration each day/week/month?

I would appreciate any information you can provide about the role of =
the dba
in your Vista operation.=20

Georgette Michko=20
Academic Technology Support Center=20
318 Farish Hall=20
University of Houston=20
713-743-1757=20
gm...@uh...=20

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