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ALSO CALLED:
Database Engineers,
Database Analysts
DEFINITION: (DBA is also an abbreviation for doing business as - a term sometimes used in business and legal writing. dBA is an abbreviation for A-weighted decibels.)A database administrator (DBA) directs or performs all activities related to maintaining a successful database environment. Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and maintaining the database system; establishing policies and procedures
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Database Managers White Papers
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Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2
sponsored by Oracle India Pvt. Ltd
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Download the "Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2" whitepaper and discover new options and features that can help you reduce server and storage costs, improve query performance, and ensure availability during database application upgrades.
Posted: 17 May 2013 | Published: 28 Mar 2012
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Oracle Magazine: Modernize your IT
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
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This issue of Oracle ONE Magazine offers advice on ridding your organization of complex, outdated IT and explores how Oracle can make this modernization simple.
Posted: 18 Jan 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2012
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SAP and Sybase: A Marriage Made in Database Heaven
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
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Review this IDC report to get an in-depth look at the SAP-Sybase merger and the benefits this collaboration has brought both organizations. Also, gain insight on SAP HANA and where SAP is taking the innovative platform and discover what the analysts predict the future holds for SAP technologies.
Posted: 01 Nov 2012 | Published: 01 Nov 2012
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Oracle Database: The Database of Choice for Deploying SAP Solutions
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
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With the myriad of available database options, choosing the one that best supports your business-critical applications can be challenging – but it doesn't have to be. This exclusive resource examines three top database offerings -- Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server -- to determine which is best suited for SAP users.
Posted: 21 Dec 2012 | Published: 27 Sep 2011
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Case Study: BT Operate Boosts Service Levels and Lowers Management Costs by Standardizing on Oracle Database 11g for Consolidation onto a Private Cloud
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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Review this case study and learn how Oracle Database 11g enabled British Telecommunications (BT) to alleviate its database infrastructure management challenges. Find out how leveraging Oracle helped BT reduce their server sprawl, deploy databases faster, and operate with 20% fewer DBAs.
Posted: 03 Jul 2012 | Published: 24 Jun 2012
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THE PETABYTE CHALLENGE: 2011 IOUG DATABASE GROWTH SURVEY
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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This paper details the results of a survey conducted by Unisphere Research among members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) and reveals that nearly one out of 10 respondents cited that the total amount of online data they are managing tops a petabyte. Read on to discover data growth trends and patterns popping up in organizations today.
Posted: 03 Jul 2012 | Published: 24 Jun 2012
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Top Five Reasons Why Customers Deploy Microsoft SQL Server on EMC VNX Unified Storage
sponsored by EMC Corporation
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Top five reasons why customers deploy Microsoft SQL Server on EMC VNX Unified Storage.
Posted: 14 May 2012 | Published: 14 May 2012
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The Top Three Upgrade Challenges Every EBS Manager Must Address
sponsored by Panaya, Inc.
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This white paper offers a four-step approach to overcoming the key challenges of an Oracle E-Business Suite R12 upgrade. According to 152 surveyed IT managers, the top issues they'd like to see addressed are: cost and effort estimation, cost justification and impact analysis.
Posted: 02 Mar 2012 | Published: 02 Mar 2012
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VMware vSphere 4: The Most Efficient SQL Server Consolidation Platform
sponsored by VMware and Intel
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Learn how to support your SQL Server instances and control your costs and administration requirements.
Posted: 15 Oct 2010 | Published: 14 Oct 2010
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Entitlement Reviews: A Practitioner's Guide
sponsored by Varonis
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This document delivers a step-by-step process that your organization can follow to ensure that you know who owns each data set and who should have access to that data.
Posted: 30 Jul 2009 | Published: 30 Jul 2009
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Faster SQL Profiling for Better Database Performance
sponsored by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
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Find out how Embarcadero's DB Optimizer can help you to quickly discover and fix problematic SQL statements that can cause performance bottlenecks in your database. DB Optimizer gives you the flexibility of using a single easy-to-use IDE to test, profile and tune SQL.
Posted: 16 Apr 2009 | Published: 16 Apr 2009
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DATABASE MANAGERS DEFINITION (continued):
pertaining to the management, security, maintenance, and use of the database management system; and training employees in database management and use. A DBA is expected to stay abreast of emerging technologies and new design approaches. Typically, a DBA has either a degree in Computer Science and some on-the-job training with a particular database product or more extensive experience with a range of database products. A DBA is usually expected to have experience with one or more of the major database management products, such as Structured Query Language, SAP, and Oracle-based database management
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