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For those of us who have been in the information technology realm for too long, the title "database administrator" conjures up very specific images. We picture someone pulling hair out over issues ...

Database administrators use software to store and organize data, such as financial information and customer shipping records. They make sure that data are available to users and are secure from ...

An oft-repeated story about database administration underscores both the necessity for database administration and the lack of understanding of a DBA's function: The CIO of Acme Corporation hires a ...

Database administrator has been a long-standing and highly in-demand job. But technology, as it has with desktop, server and storage administrators, continues to march on and change the role of ...

Database Administrator vs. Database Architect: What’s the Difference? Your email has been sent A database admin is responsible for the operation of databases, whereas a database architect manages the ...

It’s no secret that data is the new black gold—a source of wealth creation on par with financial capital, say some. So it’s a little ironic that a group of people who understand better than anyone how ...

For the past decade, the industry mantra has been "move to the cloud." Vendors, analysts, and executives have pushed relentlessly toward cloud-first strategies, promising agility, elasticity, and cost ...

Flying somewhere over Utah in a cramped regional jet, I started thinking about the good old/bad old days of being an Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) 15 years ago. The DBA has traditionally been ...