Technology Changes Role Of Database Administrator

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Technology Changes Role of Database Administrator

Technology Changes Role of Database Administrator

The database administrator (DBA)  is responsible for managing and coordinating
all database activities.  The DBA's job description includes database design,
user coordination, backup, recovery,  overall  performance, and database
security. The database administrator plays a crucial role in managing data for
the employer.  In the past the DBA job has required  sharp technical skills
along with management  ability. (Shelly, Cashman, Waggoner 1992).  However, the
arrival on the scene of the relational database along with  the rapidly changing
technology has modified the database administrator's role. This has required
organizations to vary  the way of handling database management.
          (Mullins 1995)

Traditional database design and data access were complicated.  The database
administrator's job was to oversee any and all database-oriented tasks. This
included database design and implementation, installation, upgrade,  SQL
analysis and advice for application developers.. The DBA was also  responsible
for  back-up and recovery, which required many complex utility programs that run
in a specified order.  This was a time-consuming energy draining task. (Fosdick
1995)

Databases  are currently in the process of integration.  Standardizing data,
once done predominately by large corporations, is now filtering down to medium-
size and small companies. The meshing of the old and  new database causes
administrators to maintain two or three database products on a single network.
(Wong 1995)

Relational database management systems  incorporate complex features and
components  to help with logic procedures.  This requires organizations to
expand the  traditional approach to database management and administration.  The
modern database management systems not only share data, they implement  the
sharing of  common data elements and code elements. (Mullins 1995)

Currently, the more sought after  relational database products  are
incorporating more and more complex features and components to simplify
procedural logic.  Due to the complexity of todays relational database,
corporations are changing the established way of  dealing with database
management personnel.  Traditionally, as new features were added to the database,
more and more responsibility fell on the DBA.  With the emergence of the
relational database management system (RDBMS),  we are now beginning to see a...

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