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The life of a database administrator (DBA) can be quite interesting. To some nontechnical folks within a company, a DBA is a necessary evil. They can look at a developer and say, “Oh, this is what you created.” When they look at a DBA, what can they see? Usually, they don’t think much about the DBA until they have a problem. When this occurs, you are more important than anyone else, including most executives. In these situations, you, as a DBA, can make or break your career.
Why is this damn application so slow? I accidentally deleted my customer’s order a few days ago. Can you retrieve it? The auditor is coming in tomorrow to review our security access list. Please have something ready. Here is your pager; enjoy the weekend!
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© 2012 Rob Walters, Grant Fritchey
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Walters, R., Fritchey, G. (2012). The Database Administration Profession. In: Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3982-6_1
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