Re: DBA activities

Steve Bourgeois wrote in message ...
>> From a managers perspective,
>> >>if they sit around all day and the database never crashes, backups
>> work, table spaces don't get full and data is always available then a
>> DBA does nothing and maybe isn't needed.
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>This could also be the case where you have a very good DBA.
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  Yep. A good PRO-ACTIVE DBA how monitor things and plans   aheed to avoid problems. After all online is called ONLINE   because a lot of work can be done without taking down the   database server!

>If the DBA is skilled and proactive, then occurrences of problems
>with backups, space management, etc. are greatly minimized. It's
>worth the time/money to buy or develop tools to help you
>keep an eye on things and deal with them quickly. A DBA who
>looks like they aren't doing anything could be working on some
>neat tool that will make your environment run more smoothly.
>

  True, or reading Informix's Web Site /newgroups to learn about   problems others have come across and learn about any  problems in new releases which make affect you.

>I'm sure there are plenty of DBA's lurking about this NG
>who have had things fall apart when they were on vacation.
>It certainly helps people understand your value...
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>And of course, crashes can happen no matter how skilled your
>DBA is :)
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>> >>However, if the database crashes frequently, data is often
>> unavailable, the DBA has to work late most nights and in crisis mode,
>> table spaces get full and the DBA is always explaining how he fixed the
>> problem, then he is a critical team member who the business could not do
>> without - in fact if he left the manager feels he would be right in the
>> shit!
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>And this could also be the case where you have a not-so-good DBA.
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>Steve
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Received on Fri Jul 27 2001 - 17:58:09 CDT