What is a Database Administrator?
Essentially, the main role of a database administrator has to do with overseeing the installation and ongoing function of software on a system designed for use by a number of users. There are several specific responsibilities that the typical database administrator will perform in just about any corporate environment. A basic responsibility for just about every database administrator involves the installation of new databases. As part of the database installation, the database administrator will set up login credentials to authorized persons, define the privileges associated with each authorized user, and ensure that every work station attached to the network is set up to access the new database. This process usually involves a period of troubleshooting, in which the database administrator will address and resolve any problems that users experience with the new product. Database administrators often handle the process of creating backup records of the information contained in the datab
Test Build Managers, System Administrators and Database Administrators deliver current software versions to the test environment, install the application’s software and apply software patches, to the both application and the operating system, set-up, maintain and back up test environment hardware. Depending on the project, one person may wear more than one hat. For instance, a Test Engineer may also wear the hat of a Database Administrator.
By Mark Spenik and Orryn Sledge In a very general sense, a database administrator is the individual responsible for maintaining the RDBMS system. In this article we will focus on Microsoft SQL Server; however, the concepts apply to virtually any database. The DBA has many different responsibilities, but the overall goal of the DBA is to keep the server up at all times and to provide users with access to the required information when they need it. The DBA makes sure that the database is protected and that any chance of data loss is minimized. Who Are the DBAs? Who are the DBAs and how do you become one? A DBA can be someone who, from the start, has concentrated in the area of database design and administration. A DBA can be a programmer who, by default or by volunteering, took over the responsibility of maintaining a SQL Server during project development and enjoyed the job so much that he switched. A DBA can be a system administrator who was given the added responsibility of maintainin
