Re: Death of the DBA

From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter_at_googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:39:19 +0200
Message-ID: <7f32naF2h4aaaU1_at_mid.individual.net>

On 19.08.2009 16:28, Mark D Powell wrote:
> On Aug 19, 9:02 am, Shakespeare <what..._at_xs4all.nl> wrote:

>> ddf schreef:
>>
>>> On Aug 19, 7:14 am, Helma <helma.vi..._at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> What the biggest threat for the Oracle DBA?
>>> Complacency.
>>> David Fitzjarrell
>> Their own or their magnager's?
>>
>> Shakespeare

>
> I think David is right in that complacency on the part of the DBA is
> the biggest threat to the DBA and I think Shakespeare hit the second
> biggest threat. Namely, management failure to properly understand and
> appreciate the proper role of the DBA in making sure nothing goes
> wrong to begin with.

The latter does not happen to DBA's only. In fact I believe that many businesses and companies suffer from this disease. Which actually does nothing to reduce the threat but may make you feel less alone when faced with the situation. :-)

I notice that no one mentions the "self managing database" - and I believe correctly so. Whatever smartness is built into database management systems (and frameworks and application servers and...) there need to be people who understand how they work and how to best adjust them to changing requirements.

Kind regards

        robert

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Received on Wed Aug 19 2009 - 14:39:19 CDT