Re: Deadly sins againts database performance/scalability

From: Paul <paul_at_not.a.chance.ie>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 00:18:03 -0000
Message-ID: <MPG.1a485f92784b8d7a98983e@news1.eircom.net>

Mark.Powell_at_eds.com says...

> Then it is up to the developers who should know the data better than
> the DBA to make the right choices.

Are you suggesting that a DBA shouldn't have a notion about what data is in his databases, and not know why it is there and for what purpose it is being used?

OK, maybe you didn't say "not have a notion" but you definitely said "should know the data better than the DBA".

I disagree - a DBA should know more than application programmers about what's in the DB's he manages and why - how else can he make recommendations about how "things" could be done far better on a far far higher level than, perhaps, the programmers see the data? "Things" meaning "System organisation", "optimisation", &c. &c.

Paul...

> IMHO -- Mark D Powell --

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