Re: read this and puke

On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Andrew Sullivan wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 05:25:04PM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> > As for 'hiring a PgSQL DBA', our clients have been bringing us in to
> > provide onsite training to their current DBAs in order to be prepared to
> > convert from Oracle->PgSQL ... most feel it is more cost-effective to
> > bring their current staff up to speed then to bring in someone to handle
> > just that aspect ...
>
> This is certainly true, but doesn't help you start as a PostgrSQL shop.
> We have also found that training people internally is good. But one has
> to see that, in a small shop, one person leaving can make a huge
> difference. In such a case, a small shop can't afford the time to train
> someone new. Managers will look at that problem and say, "I can get
> DBAs for [insert certain product names] in an instant, so PostgreSQL
> looks like a liability."

Agreed, which is why we are ramping up development of the
jobs.postgresql.org site, as means of providing a 'central clearing house'
of potential programmers and DBAs ... as well as why we've been so keen on
getting PgSQL into the classrooms for the fall session, so that *some*
secondary level/accredited programs are available for training ...