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A good DBA is hard to find. This is because a good DBA wears many hats, often equating to 3 – 4 full time jobs. How can this be achieved or sustained? The secret is automation, and automation is also the reason the DBA is disappearing. In this final episode of our three-part series exploring the disappearing DBA, Head…
The DBA role is complex. Pitfalls exist everywhere you turn, and it can be difficult to survive and thrive. On this episode of TechPod, we’ll help accidental DBAs become a DBA survivors with career advice from SolarWinds Head Geeks Thomas LaRock and Kevin Kline as well as Denny Cherry, CEO and founder, Denny Cherry &…
Automation has been a disaster for the traditional database administration (DBA) role. As more systems and processes are automated away with code, the need for DBAs decreases. In time, the role of a DBA may disappear altogether. This ongoing series will examine who DBAs are, what they do, and where they’ll go once their…
Journal Entry: Monday, March 6th, 2023 Today is the 1st day you’ve been stranded on Database Isle - no contact with the outside world (the last guy/gal manning this dang thing) and no clue where to begin in your survival trek. You’ve been thriving thus far with the knowledge that being a stellar IT pro has granted you.…
Each new President-Elect talks about the goals they have for their first 100 days in office. Life as a new (or accidental) DBA will be no different. Well, maybe a little different, because as a new DBA, you likely have a 90-day probationary period. That’s right: a DBA has less time to show their value than the president!…
In previous posts, I've written about making the best of your accidental DBA situation. Today I'm going to give you my advice on the things you should focus on if you want to move from accidental DBA to full data professional and DBA. As you read through this list, I know you'll be thinking, "But my company won't support…
In my previous post, I wrote about becoming an Accidental DBA whether or not you had that title formally. I described the things a Minimalist DBA should focus on before jumping into performance tuning or renaming that table with the horribly long name (RETAIL_TRANSACTION_LINE_ITEM_MODIFIER_EVENT_REASON I <3 you.) In…
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