TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS FOR DATABASE ADMINISTRATION

The skills required by a database administrator are very different from those required by a data administrator. The good database administrator is an information technology professional who has:

  • a detailed product knowledge of the database management systems in use within the enterprise;

  • the ability to pay attention to detail;

  • diplomacy.

Database administrators are normally trained to work with one or more specific database management systems. Indeed, most of the major database management system vendors, such as Oracle, Microsoft (with SQL Server) and IBM (with DB2) now offer certification for database administrators. Whilst certification is helpful because it indicates that the database administrator ...

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