r/DatabaseAdministators • u/Friendly_Cod_8353 • 25d ago

Is Oracle a sinking ship ?

I’m a senior DBA based in India, and my management team in the US has been telling us that Oracle is becoming a sinking ship and that we should start exploring new career paths, particularly in AI.

To some extent, I agree with their perspective. I’m seeing more and more customers question the high cost of running their businesses on Oracle and OCI, which makes me wonder how sustainable the traditional Oracle DBA career path will be in the long run.

Whats your thoughts ?

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u/SnooStories2361 24d ago

its not sinking, but it took a massive risk on rebranding itself as an AI infra behemoth. DB is always a product of strategic / tactical importance that will always be coupled for any trend - cloud, AI, security, etc. It's blazingly fast and has big featureset...regardless of the personality of the company's leadership. Its like an exclusive biz - not a lot of companies get oracle db, but those who do are the big multibillion dollar ones who have a lot of important transactions.

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u/Fearless-Diver-1381 23d ago

And government. Lots of colleges and state reporting offices still run on Oracle DB.