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Database
DBA Introduction
Processing
Database Administration
An
Introduction
DBA Introduction
“Death by Powerpoint”
Copyright © 2001 Harold Pardue, University of South Alabama
DBA Overivew
DBA Introduction
So what’s in a name?
• Database Administration
– We’ll define the term database in the
second half of the class tonight
– What are some DBMS products?
– What is the de facto standard for
retrieval, definition, and manipulation?
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DBA Introduction
So what’s in a name?
• Database Administration
• What does it mean to administer?
– to supervise, direct, control, manage
– what does this imply?
• RESPONSIBILITY
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DBA Introduction
Responsibility =
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DBA Introduction
So show me the money...
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source: Internet.com
Oracle Database Administrator
• Average Salary (year 2000)
– $87,000/year
– $66/hour contract rate
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Graphic Source: Datamation/dice.com
IT salary tracker/December 2000
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DBA Introduction
So what’s in a name?
• Database Administration
– Entry level job?
– Depends...
• size of organization
• application DBA versus production DBA
– Great variety in job descriptions
• www.monster.com
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DBA Introduction
Database (rdbms) Market Share
• Oracle 46%
• IBM 23.6%
• Microsoft SQL Server 6.7%
– Source IDC (www.idc.com)
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Responsibilities of DBA
• Manage
– database structure
– data activity
– DBMS
– data repository
• Source (Kroenke, 7th ed, 2000)
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In particular...
DBA Introduction
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Managing the development process
Monitoring data activity
Managing rollback segments
Database tuning
Managing Security and auditing
Networking
Managing distributed databases
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(Loney, Oracle8 DBA handbook)
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