Why Database Administrators Are Rising in Prominence
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.
As new data types, applications, and application development techniques emerge, homogeneity in data and systems keeps shrinking, heightening the demands of the database administrator.
To keep up with the dynamic requirements of data management, a DBA must work closely with developers to reduce database downtime, ensure security, and automate delivery.
Historically, DBAs focused on data management -- how to access and organize the data and then how to make sure that data stays clean.
With cloud deployment on the rise, DBAs must also be familiar with the concepts of hybrid cloud models to be able to apply them to data management and data governance.
There is also movement of DBAs heading into the data scientist world and acting and analyzing the data.
This allows DBAs to help identify ways their business can make better decisions and create a targeted path against customer data to ensure that customer needs are met.