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Why Database Administrators Are Rising in Prominence

Information Week

As organizations transform into data-driven enterprises, the role of the DBA is shifting from fighting fires to navigating a new world of cloud and automation.

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7 types of tech debt that could cripple your business

CIO Business Intelligence

Accenture reports that the top three sources of technical debt are enterprise applications, AI, and enterprise architecture. Incident response: Firefighting daily issues, responding to major incidents, or performing root cause analysis prevents database administrators from performing more proactive tasks.

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IDG Contributor Network: Thinking of cutting out your database administrator? Think again

Network World

Once upon a time, there was a role known as the database administrator. Back when all data was stored locally, these employees were the keepers of the company database, responsible for making sure all information was accessible and tracking things such as financial information and customer details.

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How DBAs can take on a more strategic role

CIO Business Intelligence

Not that long ago, database administrators (DBAs) were perceived as purely technical experts. While they played a critical enterprise role, it was primarily behind-the-scenes to ensure the integrity, security, and availability of the database. Today, DBAs are being pulled into the limelight.

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Oracle inks deal with AWS to offer database services

CIO Business Intelligence

In continuation of its efforts to help enterprises migrate to the cloud, Oracle said it is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer database services on the latter’s infrastructure. This is Oracle’s third partnership with a hyperscaler to offer its database services on the hyperscaler’s infrastructure.

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20 powerful women shaping the networking industry

Network World

At Trellix, which is positioning itself as a leader in extended detection and response (XDR), she heads the Enterprise Technology and Operations group.Anstett said at her appointment : My number one priority as CIO is to deliver insights to our business to serve our customers. billion range. Prior to Juniper, she was CIO at TIBCO Software.

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Hiring kit: Database administrator

Tech Republic Data Center

Useful and actionable information is the engine of success that drives the modern business enterprise. The database administrator is responsible for determining how data will be collected, structured and stored so that it can be accessed and processed when.