CHAPTER 1The Database Administrator
Database administrators (DBAs) have significant responsibilities. They must not only provide reliable access to company data, but also protect that data, monitor the database environment, troubleshoot problems, and more. If the lives of DBAs were simple, what fun would that be? That is probably why I enjoy the job so much—because of the different opportunities and challenges that I get to face day to day.
To provide a stable and highly available database environment, along with planning backups and performing recoveries and all the other maintenance tasks, DBAs are usually exploring how to use new features, and even learning multiple database platforms. Yes, I said it: as a DBA, you probably need to know more ...
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