Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Data centre operator to big data archive librarian

A data centre operator already meets 36% of what the big data archive librarian role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From data centre operator
36 % overlap
Distant match
To big data archive librarian
27 You already bring
15 Still to learn
73 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.7/ 100

1 How much of what a big data archive librarian is expected to do is already part of a data centre operator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the big data archive librarian role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A big data archive librarian role treats 8 of its required skills as things a data centre operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • data models
  • database development tools
  • database management systems
  • maintain database performance
  • maintain database security
  • manage database

What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A big data archive librarian role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a data centre operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain database performance working with computers
  • already held maintain database security working with computers
  • already held CA Datacom/DB information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Filemaker (database management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held IBM Informix information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held MySQL information and communication technologies (icts)

All 27 carried skills, including the 8 the big data archive librarian role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 46 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information skills 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn maintain data entry requirements required
  • still to learn manage data required
  • still to learn manage digital archives required
  • still to learn analyse big data required
  • still to learn manage content metadata required
  • optional, not held manage data collection systems optional
  • optional, not held manage information access aids optional
  • optional, not held monitor technology trends optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 14 supplementary
  • still to learn data extraction, transformation and loading tools required
  • still to learn database required
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere DataStage optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere Information Server optional
  • optional, not held Informatica PowerCenter optional
  • optional, not held MarkLogic optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Data Integrator optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Relational Database optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Warehouse Builder optional
  • optional, not held Pentaho Data Integration optional
  • optional, not held QlikView Expressor optional
  • optional, not held SAP Data Services optional
  • optional, not held SAS Data Management optional
  • optional, not held SQL Server Integration Services optional
  • optional, not held TripleStore optional
  • optional, not held information structure optional
03 working with computers 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn digital data processing required
  • still to learn manage ICT data classification required
  • optional, not held integrate ICT data optional
  • optional, not held normalise data optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held creatively use digital technologies optional
  • optional, not held digitise documents optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required
  • still to learn digital curation required
  • still to learn digitization required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn write database documentation required
  • optional, not held design database backup specifications optional
  • optional, not held design database scheme optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
  • optional, not held identify technological needs optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn comply with legal regulations required
  • optional, not held apply information security policies optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a big data archive librarian role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held data models knowledge
  • already held database development tools knowledge
  • already held database management systems knowledge
  • already held maintain database performance skill
  • already held maintain database security skill
  • already held manage database skill
  • already held query languages knowledge
  • already held resource description framework query language knowledge
  • already held CA Datacom/DB knowledge
  • already held DB2 knowledge
  • already held Filemaker (database management systems) knowledge
  • already held IBM Informix knowledge
  • already held LDAP knowledge
  • already held LINQ knowledge
  • already held MDX knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Access knowledge
  • already held MySQL knowledge
  • already held N1QL knowledge
  • already held ObjectStore knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Database knowledge
  • already held PostgreSQL knowledge
  • already held SPARQL knowledge
  • already held SQL Server knowledge
  • already held Teradata Database knowledge
  • already held XQuery knowledge
  • already held information confidentiality knowledge
  • already held migrate existing data skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn business intelligence required
  • optional, not held data quality assessment optional
08 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn manage archive users guidelines required
  • optional, not held develop ICT workflow optional
09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistics optional
31 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere DataStage optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere Information Server optional
  • optional, not held Informatica PowerCenter optional
  • optional, not held MarkLogic optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Data Integrator optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Relational Database optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Warehouse Builder optional
  • optional, not held Pentaho Data Integration optional
  • optional, not held QlikView Expressor optional
  • optional, not held SAP Data Services optional
  • optional, not held SAS Data Management optional
  • optional, not held SQL Server Integration Services optional
  • optional, not held TripleStore optional
  • optional, not held apply information security policies optional
  • optional, not held data quality assessment optional
  • optional, not held design database backup specifications optional
  • optional, not held design database scheme optional
  • optional, not held develop ICT workflow optional
  • optional, not held information structure optional
  • optional, not held integrate ICT data optional
  • optional, not held manage data collection systems optional
  • optional, not held manage information access aids optional
  • optional, not held normalise data optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
  • optional, not held creatively use digital technologies optional
  • optional, not held digitise documents optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
  • optional, not held identify technological needs optional
  • optional, not held monitor technology trends optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
22 held skills the big data archive librarian role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role balance database resources skill
  • not needed by the target role business ICT systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop automated migration methods skill
  • not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ICT server skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
  • not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use ICT ticketing system skill
  • not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use databases skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
22 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn digital curation required
  • still to learn business intelligence required
  • still to learn data extraction, transformation and loading tools required
  • still to learn database required
  • still to learn digitization required
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere DataStage optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere Information Server optional
  • optional, not held Informatica PowerCenter optional
  • optional, not held MarkLogic optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Data Integrator optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Relational Database optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Warehouse Builder optional
  • optional, not held Pentaho Data Integration optional
  • optional, not held QlikView Expressor optional
  • optional, not held SAP Data Services optional
  • optional, not held SAS Data Management optional
  • optional, not held SQL Server Integration Services optional
  • optional, not held TripleStore optional
  • optional, not held data quality assessment optional
  • optional, not held information structure optional
  • optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a data centre operator become a big data archive librarian?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A data centre operator already covers 36% of what a big data archive librarian is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 8 of which the big data archive librarian role treats as required.

What skills does a data centre operator need to become a big data archive librarian?

15 required skills are missing, plus 31 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is digital curation.

How hard is the move from data centre operator to big data archive librarian?

Its learning distance is 72.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.