Regarding job-hopping, that's easily explained in today's business world: downsizing. At least, here in the NJ/NYC area it's common as we're all following the YoYo American Business Model. You can...

No, I do not and I counsel others to do the same. This speaks volumes not only as to the culture of the company but how they view the particular...

Oracle requires more resource to maintain precisely because it undermines your perceived value to do otherwise. It's all about that perceived value, as I said before. Because of its high...

In reference to The Cost of the DBA, it's due to the pricing model and the brand value that Oracle has created. This is marketplace 101 stuff. "In an increasingly...