Although this isn't a book aimed at Database Administrators (DBAs), it's advantageous for you to appreciate the underlying technology that you're using. As is the case with networking, if you understand the strengths and weaknesses, then you can achieve high performance more easily.
This is additionally relevant for the trend of developers doing more work outside of their specialization, particularly in small organizations or startups. You may have heard the related buzzwords full-stack developer or DevOps. These similar concepts refer to roles that blur the traditional technical boundaries, and merge development (both frontend and backend), quality assurance, networking, infrastructure, operations, and database administration ...
