Re: SQL Database design question

From: David Cressey <david.cressey_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 13:23:28 GMT
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"William Cleveland" <WCleveland_at_Ameritech.Net> wrote in message news:a3CNd.1986$ng6.448_at_newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...

> I'm afraid I don't have a good solution, except for the suggestion
> I've made at work that both the DBA *and* the original database
> designer sign off on changes in a database. So far, no luck.

The problem with this is the case when a database is part of a software package that is sold to multiple clients.

The DBA typically works for a client, while the original database designer works for the vendor, or the people the vendor bought the rights from. I think this is not a trivial distinction. Received on Mon Feb 07 2005 - 14:23:28 CET

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