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Re: How many databases do you support?

From: Rachel Carmichael <carmichr_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:36:49 GMT
Message-Id: <10618.116899@fatcity.com>


current job: 7 production, 2 development databases

1 full-time DBA (me) and one consultant DBA who works off-site 3 days a week

and the number is going to grow. But I am also getting another DBA mid-October.

>From: "Ron Rogers" <RROGERS_at_galottery.org>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: Re: How many databases do you support?
>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:56:19 -0800
>
>Current job 2 machines, 3 databases. 2 live , 1 development.
>Previous job 4 machines, 4 databases. 2 live, 1 hot backup, 1 development.
>1 DBA/SYSADMIN
>ROR
>
> >>> Cherie_Machler_at_gelco.com 09/13/00 02:36PM >>>
>Is there any sort of rule-of-thumb for how many database
>that a DBA should be expected to support? I realize
>that the answer would vary based on size of databases,
>stability, production vs. development, mission critical,
>24/7, etc.
>
>But in general, how many databases would you think
>a DBA should be supporting if you divide the total
>number of databases in an organization by the number
>of DBAs supporting them?
>
>How many databases do you support on average?
>What is the size of your team?
>
>Trying to get ideas for the head count of our DBA team
>here and wondering what the industry standard is.
>
>Thanks
>
>Cherie
>
>
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> INET: Cherie_Machler_at_gelco.com
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