The DBA 3.0 Upgrade
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The document discusses the evolution of the Database Administrator (DBA) role from being highly technical and anonymous (DBA 1.0) to a more strategic position (DBA 2.0) that includes broader responsibilities and engagement with cloud, automation, and agile practices. It highlights the perceived threats to the DBA profession such as cloud computing and NoSQL databases while emphasizing opportunities for growth through continuous education and partnerships. The conclusion suggests that although the traditional role of the DBA is changing, it remains vital as data curators in an increasingly complex technical landscape.
The DBA 3.0 Upgrade
- 1. The DBA 3.0 Upgrade Sean Scott Vitalize
- 2. Agenda • Some history • Facing change and uncertainty • Risk landscape • Responding to challenges • Finding happiness as a DBA
- 4. What makes a great DBA? (Circa 2000) • Nobody knows where you sit • Nobody knows who you are • Nobody knows what a DBA does
- 5. Traditional role of the DBA • Often anonymous • Highly technical • Narrow organizational interface
- 6. Are DBAs becoming obsolete? • Performing an Oracle 1.0 to DBA 2.0 Upgrade ~ Harald van Breederode & Joel Goodman https://blogs.oracle.com/certification/resource/ORC-0646.pdf
- 7. Looking back on DBA 1.0/2.0 • DBA 1.0 • Installation • Database performance tuning • Backup/recovery
- 8. Looking back on DBA 1.0/2.0 • DBA 2.0 • Better understanding of operating system • Better understanding of storage • Touches on virtualization
- 9. Trends • Roles broadened • Responsibilities increased
- 10. The DBA is dead. Long live the DBA! • Oracle 9i • Advisors • Automated management • New features • Again with Oracle 10g • …and Oracle 11g • …and Oracle 12c
- 11. The DBA is dead. Long live the DBA! • New features • Increasing complexity • More technical choices • Growth of the strategic role
- 12. Versions have historically been adjustments* *so far
- 13. “…; for there is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.” Hamlet
- 14. Epictetus “What disturbs people’s minds is not events but their judgement on events.”
- 15. Perceived threats to the DBA • Cloud • NoSQL • Automation • Agile/DevOps • Candidate pipeline
- 16. Arguably, everything in the cloud ultimately manages, or provides access to, data The Cloud
- 17. The Cloud • Rapid time to delivery • Consistent • Simple • Empowering
- 18. Cloud Opportunities • Consolidation • Licensing • Lifecycle management • Administration
- 19. NoSQL • Deep investments in relational technologies • Traditional implementations • The right tool for the job http://searchdatamanagement.techtarget.com/essentialguide/Relational- database-management-system-guide-RDBMS-still-on-top
- 20. Automation forbes.com/sites/oracle/2016/12/06/future-of-the- it-labor-market-an-optimists-view • Manufacturing and demand are limiting • Services are less limited • Don’t look at it as zero-sum
- 21. Automation • Become frontline contributors • Broaden the organizational interface • Build partnerships • Engage • Continuous education
- 22. DevOps and Agile • Contribute to quality • Education • Protect against failure at scale
- 23. Candidate Pipeline • Social media • User groups • odtug.com/page/leadership • Meetup • Universities • Community programs
- 24. General Skills • Security • Version control • Configuration management • Licensing
- 25. General Skills • Lifecycle management • Automation • Monitoring • Orchestration • Appliances
- 26. Managing Larger Datasets • Partitioning • Virtualization • Sharding • Spatial and temporal data
- 27. Dealing with Complexity • DR consistency • Defense in depth • Storage tiering • Capacity planning
- 28. Soft Skills • Communication • Accessibility • Patience • Responsiveness • Being open minded
- 30. Finding Happiness How do we build a “Personal Emotional Connection” to what we do? Is it possible to be passionate as a DBA?
- 31. “The role of the DBA is shifting from utility to strategic.”
- 32. “The DBA will remain a curator of data but our proximity makes us its most powerful and effective champions.”