Path: news.easynews.com!easynews!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!diablo.netcom.net.uk!netcom.net.uk!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!newsfeed.stueberl.de!news2.euro.net!newsfeed.wxs.nl!news.wxs.nl!not-for-mail From: "Richard Spee" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.misc Subject: Re: DATA ADMINISTRATION Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 00:41:50 +0200 Organization: Planet Internet Lines: 179 Message-ID: References: <3cffb4b6@news-out.americasnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ipc3797634.dial.wxs.nl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0053_01C20DBC.1C984870" X-Trace: reader08.wxs.nl 1023403943 16842 195.121.118.52 (6 Jun 2002 22:52:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@planet.nl NNTP-Posting-Date: 6 Jun 2002 22:52:23 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Xref: easynews comp.databases.oracle.misc:82605 X-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 15:50:26 MST (news.easynews.com) ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01C20DBC.1C984870 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Marco, Sounds to me that you have some PR to do. Let me inspire you with some thoughts. Just sit back and close your eyes and think about the company your = working for. Think of the different value activities within you company and/or = non-value activities and linkages between those activities within your = company. Having difficulty imagining the linkages? Having difficulty positioning = yourself or your department within those activities? If not, good. = Otherwise you are in serious trouble. Its like playing soccer. You don't = win a game with a good defense. And you don't win a game with a good = offense. Games are won on the midfield. It's where offense and defense = are connected/linked. The ability to coordinate offense and defense is = what creates an advantage. The ability to coordinate and connect value = activities within a company is what creates an advantage. I hope you = consider yourself a midfield player, ensuring structure, security, = quality and consistency. Because that is where data administration is = all about. Someone or some department should be responsible for data security, = standards, data quality, data consistency, data structure. Whithout it = integration/linking is not possible or at least not guaranteed. And = someone or some department should do the necessary planning, organizing, = executing and controlling So where is the DA-function going to? Is it outsourced. Given the fact = that it is one of the potentially value-creating activities, probably = not. Could be the function becomes less activity-oriented, more a = consulting job. Leaving some of the operational activities to be = performed by other departments.=20 But there will always be a need for people that are knowledgable about = the whole business, that are able to operate on long term (strategic) = and short term (operational), accept responsibility and can make change = happen. I hope you consider yourself one of them. "Marco Aurelio Ribeiro" wrote in message = news:3cffb4b6@news-out.americasnet.com... > Hello, >=20 > I=B4ve been a Data Adminsitrator for over 10 years now, and I still = see some > misconcepts about the function. All opinions will be welcome on the > following topics: >=20 > - Does the DA function have to do with the physical = environment(Oracle,DB2 > or other) - I don=B4t think so. > - Does the DA have to be under the development group or directly = related to > the adminstrative staff? I believe it=B4s on the second group > - Is the DA function technical(related to the first question) or = purely > conceptual, once the DA is the enterprise=B4s information keeper. I = believe > it=B4s more conceptual than any other function in IT. >=20 > I thank you all in advance for sharing your ideas, > Marco >=20 >=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01C20DBC.1C984870 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Marco,
 
Sounds to me that you have some PR to = do.
Let me inspire you with some=20 thoughts.
Just sit back and close your eyes and = think about=20 the company your working for.
Think of the different value = activities within=20 you company and/or non-value activities and linkages between those = activities=20 within your company.
Having difficulty imagining the = linkages? Having=20 difficulty positioning yourself or your department within those = activities? If=20 not, good. Otherwise you are in serious trouble. Its like playing = soccer. You=20 don't win a game with a good defense. And you don't win a game with a = good=20 offense. Games are won on the midfield. It's where offense and defense = are=20 connected/linked. The ability to coordinate offense and defense is what = creates=20 an advantage. The ability to coordinate and connect value activities = within a=20 company is what creates an advantage. I hope you consider yourself a = midfield=20 player, ensuring structure, security, quality and consistency. Because = that is=20 where data administration is all about.
Someone or some department should be = responsible=20 for data security, standards, data quality, data consistency, data = structure.=20 Whithout it integration/linking is not possible or at least = not=20 guaranteed. And someone or some department should do the necessary = planning,=20 organizing, executing and controlling
So where is the DA-function going to? = Is it=20 outsourced. Given the fact that it is one of the potentially = value-creating=20 activities, probably not. Could be the function becomes less = activity-oriented,=20 more a consulting job. Leaving some of the operational activities to be=20 performed by other departments.
But there will always be a need = for people=20 that are knowledgable about the whole business, that are able to=20 operate on long term (strategic) = and short term=20 (operational), accept responsibility and can make change = happen.
I hope you consider yourself one of=20 them.
 
 
"Marco Aurelio Ribeiro" <macr2001@unisys.com.br> wrote in=20 message news:3cffb4b6@news-out.americasnet.com...
>=20 Hello,
>
> I=B4ve been a Data Adminsitrator for over 10 = years now,=20 and I still see some
> misconcepts about the function. All = opinions will=20 be welcome on the
> following topics:
>
> - Does the = DA=20 function have to do with the physical environment(Oracle,DB2
> or = other) -=20 I don=B4t think so.
> - Does the DA have to be under the = development group=20 or directly related to
> the adminstrative staff? I believe it=B4s = on the=20 second group
> - Is the DA function technical(related to the first = question) or purely
> conceptual, once the DA is the = enterprise=B4s=20 information keeper. I believe
> it=B4s more conceptual than any = other=20 function in IT.
>
> I thank you all in advance for sharing = your=20 ideas,
> Marco
>
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