Moving Oracle production support to Configuration Management

Hi All,
Currently I'm going as Oracle dba in production support team. I'm getting call from Configuration Management team as come to this team. I dont have much knowledge about CM. Now my question is
1. What is mean by Configuration Management? what is the process going on in CM in general ? Is it having any link with oracle dba support?
2. If I go and do Configuration Management work, again can I come to dba support field?
3. Is CM good for carrer growth...?
Pls clarify me. Thanks in advance.

user1115373 wrote:
Hi All,
Currently I'm going as Oracle dba in production support team. I'm getting call from Configuration Management team as come to this team. I dont have much knowledge about CM. Now my question is
1. What is mean by Configuration Management? what is the process going on in CM in general ? Is it having any link with oracle dba support?Why not ask the people who are asking you to join their team? Ultimately all job titles, all job duties are only and exactly as defined by the individual organization.
2. If I go and do Configuration Management work, again can I come to dba support field?Career movement is career movement. It is fluid and multideminsional. Or at least it should be.
3. Is CM good for carrer growth...?
Define "good". No education, no experience is ever wasted. At least not to people with the proper attitude about themselves and their careers.
Pls clarify me. Thanks in advance.

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