Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Database integrator to data centre operator

A database integrator already meets 39% of what the data centre operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From database integrator
39 % overlap
Distant match
To data centre operator
22 You already bring
10 Still to learn
49 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

65/ 100

1 How much of what a data centre operator is expected to do is already part of a database integrator’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 data centre operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A data centre operator role treats 4 of its required skills as things a database integrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • balance database resources
  • database management systems
  • query languages
  • resource description framework query language

What stands in the way is 10 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A data centre operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a database integrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held balance database resources 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)
  • already held ObjectStore information and communication technologies (icts)

All 22 carried skills, including the 4 the data centre operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 6 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 working with computers 6 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn administer ICT system required
  • still to learn analyse ICT system required
  • still to learn maintain ICT server required
  • still to learn maintain database performance required
  • still to learn maintain database security required
  • still to learn migrate existing data required
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional
  • optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional
  • optional, not held use databases optional
02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn keep up with the latest information systems solutions required
  • still to learn manage database required
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn develop contingency plans for emergencies required
  • optional, not held develop automated migration methods optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • still to learn monitor system performance required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held business ICT systems optional
  • optional, not held data models optional
  • optional, not held data storage optional
  • optional, not held database development tools optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held unstructured data optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a data centre operator 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held balance database resources skill
  • already held database management systems knowledge
  • 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 create solutions to problems skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held business ICT systems optional
  • optional, not held data models optional
  • optional, not held data storage optional
  • optional, not held database development tools optional
  • optional, not held develop automated migration methods optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held unstructured data optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
  • optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional
  • optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional
  • optional, not held use databases optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
45 held skills the data centre operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role IBM InfoSphere DataStage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role IBM InfoSphere Information Server knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Informatica PowerCenter knowledge
  • not needed by the target role MarkLogic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Oracle Data Integrator knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Oracle Relational Database knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Oracle Warehouse Builder knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Pentaho Data Integration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role QlikView Expressor knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SAP Data Services knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SAS Data Management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SQL Server Integration Services knowledge
  • not needed by the target role TripleStore knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply ICT systems theory skill
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create database diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role data engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data extraction, transformation and loading tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role database knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define data quality criteria skill
  • not needed by the target role define integration strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role design application interfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domain name service knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
  • not needed by the target role execute integration testing skill
  • not needed by the target role implement data warehousing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate ICT data skill
  • not needed by the target role inter-organisational middleware system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT legacy implication skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT semantic integration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
  • not needed by the target role manage data skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data cleansing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role system design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge

5 further entries not listed here

7 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
  • optional, not held business ICT systems optional
  • optional, not held data models optional
  • optional, not held data storage optional
  • optional, not held database development tools optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held unstructured data optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a database integrator become a data centre operator?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A database integrator already covers 39% of what a data centre operator is expected to do: 22 skills carry over, 4 of which the data centre operator role treats as required.

What skills does a database integrator need to become a data centre operator?

10 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is administer ICT system.

How hard is the move from database integrator to data centre operator?

Its learning distance is 65 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.