Chapter 1. How Did I Get Here?
Database administration is one of those professions that makes it hard to explain to others what you do for a living. We typically fit in between the people who build servers and the people who need to store and retrieve data from those same servers. We are therefore expected to know and understand a lot about a lot, and it can be overwhelming at times. So much so that you will sometimes stop to take a moment to reflect upon where you are in life and wonder, "How did I get here?"
I am often asked two questions. The first is, "How did you become a DBA?" The second question is, "What does a DBA do, exactly?" This chapter will help to explain the former, and the remaining chapters will help to explain the latter. Becoming ...
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