Confused If I should take this DBA position

[EOFR]

Hi folks,

An opportunity has opened up in my company for a DBA position. Since I have done development work in Sybase ( Stored procs, triggers etc) and have also managed our development Sybase server environment for a while, my manager is encouraging me to take this up.. training will be provided and I will be working under a couple of Snr DBAs who will guide me until I come up to speed.

I am rather concerned if this is good career path cognizant of Sybase's low ratings in the market. I read an article that pointed out that sybase may be a spent force and will not be around in a couple of years. I wish this opportunity was in Oracle or DB2. What do you think about the career prospects of a Sybase DBA in a couple of years.

 

[mikewoodhouse]

It will take more than a couple of years for Sybase to disappear, even if it really is a "spent force". For all my personal dislikes of the product compared with its competitors, it has a substantial installed base.
I would take some comfort from the fact that Sybase and MS SQL Server are still similar in many regards (although Microsoft are agressively developing MSSQL's capabilities, not something that appears to be true for Sybase) and cross-training would be less of a shock.

Mike