Re: Is there a shortage of postgresql skilled ops people

"Merlin Moncure" <mmoncure@gmail.com> writes:

On 3/27/07, Erik Jones <erik@myemma.com> wrote:

Not having looked myself, this is as much a question as a suggestion, but

are there not postgres dba training seminars/courses you could recommend

they send their dba's to?

There are some classes out there but in my opinion your best bet (from

point of view of looking for good talent) is to get people that found

their way to postgresql themselves.  In that sense you want to hook up

with people from the mailing lists or develop contacts from within the

community.  So, training classes are useful for beefing up on

knowledge and learning new tricks, but  postgresql dbas are born, not

made :)

I have the same opinion.  Just look around and see how many "certified

something" are there and how many of them *really* know the product, its

details, how to work with it.

Certifications don't even certify the minimum knowledge.  They are like tests

that we do in school: they show how we are feeling and what we "know" (or

memorized during the night) at the instant of the test.  Some people even

cheat on tests (not that I'm saying it is done or is common with certification

tests...).

So, if I have a good memory to retain information for a week, I'll excel in

certification tests.  But then, what after that week?

I'm against certifications for any product.  It just doesn't show the

reality.