Does the Role of the DBA Need to Evolve?
Opinion | December 14, 2011 | 12:51 pmThis editorial was originally published in Database Weekly. The November 2011 edition of Popular Science magazine was devoted to data. In fact, the special issue was called “Data is Power: How Information is Driving the Future”. The focus of the issue was how we can use data to transform the world. According to the magazine, ...read more
DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 14
DBA in Space | December 8, 2011 | 9:00 amPart 1 of Question 14—The question. Part 2 of Question 14—The follow up to the question. This is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal. As the previous episode was the climax, this final episode is the denouement of the series. It starts out with the real Brad welcoming the audience to episode two ...read more
The Day-to-Day Tasks of the Average DBA
DBA Career | | 2:00 amDBAs (Database Administrators) perform many different tasks, and one way to explain what a DBA is, is to describe the kinds of tasks they perform on a regular basis. The following lists some of the most common tasks performed by the average DBA, from A to Z.
DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 13
DBA in Space | December 7, 2011 | 9:00 amPart 1 of Question 13: The Question. Part 2 of Question 13: The follow up to the question. This is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal. While there are fourteen episodes, this episode was the climax of the two subplots. It was also a complex episode with many different scenes. We learn right ...read more
A DBA is a Data Professional
DBA Career | | 2:00 amBy Grant Fritchey http://www.scarydba.com/ A DBA (Database Administrator) is a Data Professional tasked with managing an organization’s data using some sort of database software, such as Microsoft SQL Server. They are concerned with gathering, storing and presenting data to data consumers, which includes virtually anyone in the modern world. For example, managers use data to ...read more
Meet the DBA in Space Judges
DBA in Space | December 6, 2011 | 9:30 amJudging any contest is difficult, as you want to be as fair as possible. So coming up with the final 15 contestants for the DBA in Space competition was not an easy job for the judges. But as you have probably already learned today, they have made their decision, and the final 15 will go ...read more
The Final 15 Revealed: DBA in Space
DBA in Space | | 9:00 amToday, the final 15 competitors were announced at the DBA in Space website. To get into the final 15, the contestants first had to successfully answer all 14 tasks and questions from the competition, and then submit what would be their first Tweet from space. According to the rules, the Tweet had to be 140 ...read more
DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 12
DBA in Space | | 7:00 amThis is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal. As this scene starts on Lunar Exhibition set, Miss Friday is nowhere to be found, and alien Brad asks question twelve of the competition. As you can see, alien Brad really looks bad. His face is completely covered with boils, as if the skin were ...read more
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