Re: Justifying a new DBA position

As you said, there are 2 workers and there is work for 3 or more = workers.
The work requires DBA and/or Programming duties. Your boss need one more programmer/DBA if he want job done well.

That's how... I think.

Good luck!

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Kenneth Murphy <murphyk_at_umsystem.edu> scritto nell'articolo = <6n16ph$fnq$1_at_news.missouri.edu>...
> Hello.
>
> I am one of 2 programmers in my department that are working on =
developing
> various database applications on the web using, OWAS 2.1 & 3.0, PL/SQL =
and
> ORACLE 7 & 8.
>
> We have one production instance on an RS6000 running AIX, Oracle 7.3 =
and
> OWAS 2.1.
> We have one production instance on a Dell PowerEdge running NT, Oracle =
8 and
> OWAS 3.0.
> We have one development instance on a GateWau E-3100 running NT, =
Oracle 7.3
> and OWAS 2.1.
>
> There is a sys-admin for the RS6000, but he only is the admin for the =
OS.
>
> We currently have 3 production applications averaging between 500-800 =
users.
> The data-models average around 30 tables per application. The data =
for the
> applications is small around a hundered megs. We will increase that =
number
> by 1 or 2 a year. Some of the applications we develop we house =
elsewhere
> and thus don't need to support them once they are built.
>
> As of late, the DBA duties required to manage our existing =
applications and
> their hardware/software environment is sereously impacting our ability =
to
> maintain our previous development rate for new application.
>
> I am trying to convince my boss of the need for a dedicated DBA to =
manage
> existing applications and the development evironment to allow the =
developers
> to focus on development.
>
> Does anyone have any good information that would aid me in convincing =
him of
> the need to either add a DBA or re-assign one of us programmers to =
that role
> and then live with half the production rate. We know how to do a good =
job as
> DBA's, we just don't have the time to keep up on development deadlines =
and
> do a good job of keep the production apps happy, safe and secure.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Kenneth Murphy
> Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis
> University of Missouri - Columbia
> murphyk_at_umsystem.edu or 573-884-8794
>
>
>
>
>
Received on Mon Jun 29 1998 - 12:17:23 CDT