Comments on: Should DBAs Be the Protectors of Data? http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/07/should-dbas-be-the-protectors-of-data/ Brad M. McGehee, Director of DBA Education, Red Gate Software Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Schutz http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/07/should-dbas-be-the-protectors-of-data/#comment-758 Dave Schutz Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:46:11 +0000 http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/07/should-dbas-be-the-protectors-of-data/#comment-758 I'd guess it depends on how much power you have to enforce the rules. At my company I'm the only DBA and if I lose the mission critical data, I'll be looking for a new job. So when I started the DBA job I found out what was most important to my boss (VP of IT) and ensured it is safe. We are a smaller company so it is easier for me to have that control. Not sure that would be the case at a large company. I’d guess it depends on how much power you have to enforce the rules. At my company I’m the only DBA and if I lose the mission critical data, I’ll be looking for a new job. So when I started the DBA job I found out what was most important to my boss (VP of IT) and ensured it is safe. We are a smaller company so it is easier for me to have that control. Not sure that would be the case at a large company.

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]]> By: Dave Dustin http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/07/should-dbas-be-the-protectors-of-data/#comment-756 Dave Dustin Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:56:19 +0000 http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/07/should-dbas-be-the-protectors-of-data/#comment-756 One of my many titles at my current job is Content Manager. I am responsible for ensureing data integrity in our environment, via a number of ways - working with App Dev team to ensure applications handle data properly - enforcing constraints in the database where possible - auditing data as part of regular maintenance. - working with InfoSec / infrastructure team to "manage" data elsewhere in our business that we can't directly control. When problems arise as part of the audit, it's my job to determine where / how the invalid data came in and work with the appropriate teams (developers, users, clients) to ensure it doesn't happen again, or build systems to handle it. One of my many titles at my current job is Content Manager. I am responsible for ensureing data integrity in our environment, via a number of ways
- working with App Dev team to ensure applications handle data properly
- enforcing constraints in the database where possible
- auditing data as part of regular maintenance.
- working with InfoSec / infrastructure team to “manage” data elsewhere in our business that we can’t directly control.

When problems arise as part of the audit, it’s my job to determine where / how the invalid data came in and work with the appropriate teams (developers, users, clients) to ensure it doesn’t happen again, or build systems to handle it.

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