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What Does One Require to be a Data Base Administrator? by dkeys(op):
I will like to do a data base Oracle course(OCA/P) as a Geologist cuz I likes IT world and whole lots of new innovations in that world , can this be my best combination as it hold much/promising? My fellow nairalanders I need your candid opinion on this.
Re: What Does One Require to be a Data Base Administrator? by kodewrita(m): 8:41am On Apr 18, 2012
its useful. Both Oracle and Mysql have GIS facilities ( before the purists jump on me, I mean they have datatypes specifically designed for storing Geospatial data). but some computer programming experience might also be used to support this too.
Re: What Does One Require to be a Data Base Administrator? by Beaf: 8:30pm On Apr 18, 2012
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Sql Server has that too, and the express version is free like MySql. Most enterprise level db servers should have GIS.

@OP
The direction you take might depend more on the platforms you will develop on (Linux, Windows, Android etc).
You might also want to look at key-value db systems, like Hadoop, Redis etc; these tend to be between tens and hundreds of times faster and more scalable than RDBS. That way, you can free yourself off being tied to a specific database vendor and express yourself with code instead.
Re: What Does One Require to be a Data Base Administrator? by dkeys(op): 10:30pm On Apr 18, 2012
House people, I still need your opinion this!!!!!!!!
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