Not all DBAs are platform DBAs. Not all DBAs are application DBAs. Not
all DBAs do DBA-Ops.
Some of us are all 3. Some are one but not any of the others.. (I do all
3 and enjoy application DBA work much more than platform DBA work)
*ANY* DBA and I stress **any* *DBA that thinks they can get by doing
platform/infrastructure work has a rude awakening in store.
Ops/Application work is the future of the DBA role as systems such as
Exadata are already exemplifying with automated backup scripts, push button
database deployments. While this technology is early still, its only going
to get "worse" / "better" (depending on your viewpoint) . Just like trade
jobs are moving toward robotics and automation, a lot of platform
operations are moving toward automated solutions.
For DBAs in Oracle and wider adoption of Exadata, that means roles like
"Database Machine Administrator" for Platform work and DBA Ops/Applications
for applications type work.
I completely agree it is very early in this change still, but it is
coming. As Exadata improves and TCO goes down, companies will be hard
pressed to justify licensing costs on non-exadata.
Ultimately, the idea that a job role is only ever "this" or "that" is being
upended and we need to be able to change and realize that *Database
Administrator *hasn't got much life left in it as far as solely standing
up, cloning, backing up, restoring databases (platform work). Everyone
should be getting involved in operations, applications that use the
database and the teams using the database.
I say this as someone who has been an Oracle DBA for 20+ years and am
currently evaluating a signiicant career change myself.
Chris
On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 5:55 PM Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
For discussion.
https://dbakerber.wordpress.com/2021/05/19/devops-and-the-dba-or-dbas-are-not-developers/
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