Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 DBA Survival Guide, Second Edition

Who Does What?

You might notice that even for a small network, there seems to be a lot of jobs and responsibilities behind keeping the whole network running. Imagine an enterprise network 10 to 100 times the size of the relatively small network used in this example with thousands of internal users and Internet users! So, who is responsible for which task? The answer to who does what can become quite complex because the size of an organization and the size of the enterprise network dictates who is responsible for each task. In some organizations, a single individual might wear many different hats. In other organizations, an individual's job might be more specialized. Roles and responsibilities are assigned from the company management. The following ...