Rick,

Pick up...
OS: LInux, Windows(Get a hang of one the other is not that hard to pick up). Yes Linux will help.

DB: Oracle,SQL Server, MYSql, Postgres etc Gather as much info as you can. My Transition from Oracle to SQL Server was a good one. I am sitting with a far better and comfortable job.(Because I prefer to also do SA/Web Admin jobs, they just found it great)

Web Development : ASP, JSP, PHP. Start with one and you'll get a hang of the other 2 or more.

Languages: You'll learn along the way. VB6 experience is great to start off. You'll come across stuff like perl,tcl,python, and ofcourse C, C#,C++, not to mention java.

This is a modern DBA. A jack of all and master of none. All I do is try to make my database important, an excellent repository to not only store data but also present it somewhere else. Also gather system statistics of the domain/ldap etc and try to help out my SA colleagues.(Actually helping myself).

One problem however will remain is the job role and try to jump off from that to a more decision making position where you can "also" implement the changes you suggest.(Thus proving to be more useful than previously thought.)

Hope that helps...


Tarry