Developers love meritocracy. Software engineering professionals don’t judge individuals by the way they look, the way they dress and whether or not they use a purple-green hair dye rinse (spoiler ...

The analysis, classification and maintenance of an organization's data and data relationships. Data administration includes the development of data models and data dictionaries, which, combined with ...

A person responsible for the design and management of an organization's databases as well as the evaluation, selection and implementation of the database management system (DBMS) software. The ...

The role of the database administrator (DBA) has always been crucial to ensuring that databases are properly organized, secured, and optimized. But recent years have seen many significant changes in ...

It is impossible to have missed the sweeping changes being thrust upon the data world due to regulatory compliance. But even if you’ve noticed, chances are that the sheer volume of regulations was too ...

As information becomes ever more strategically important for organizations, database administrators continue to play a vital role in the success of enterprises. If data is the currency of the digital ...

Here’s a look at how one database administrator collaborates with his coworkers, helping analyze data, strategizing with business leaders and leading teams at work. Kevin Kline started his career at ...

While the DBA title will likely fade, database professionals and the demand for their skills will remain. But success will require a bigger picture view of data operations. Database administration has ...

RAID. Replicas. Mirroring. Clustering. Backups. Transactional replication. SAN replication. Dual comms links. Tier 4 datacentres. UPS. ITIL. Change management. If you've worked anywhere near a ...

Zuboff, Shoshana. "Data Administration in Citibank Brazil (C): The Back-End Project." Harvard Business School Case 486-111, May 1986. (Revised October 1986.) ...

Database administrators use software to store and organize data, such as financial information and customer shipping records. They make sure that data are available to users and are secure from ...