DBAs can recover a database, tune SQL, and may even know how to write some PL/SQL when push comes to shove. And, yes, those are all great skills to have. But in 2018, DBAs need more, writes Matt Malcheski in a new IOUG SELECT article. DBAs today need to be able to work with the tools and technologies of the future, asserts Malcheski who discusses many items that will help DBas increase their expertise, as well as support their long-term career goals.
Malcheski goes over the “hot topics,” including blockchain, AI, and Internet of Things, and notes that DBAs of the future will need to understand not only the technical aspects of these and the other technologies but also must be able understand and add value to the functional data requirements necessary for all-encompassing solutions. "This is characterized in a data point from Gartner: By 2021, 40% of IT staff will be 'versatilists' holding multiple roles, most of which will be business rather than technology related."
"Do You Have What It Takes to be a DBA of the Future?" by Matt Malcheski is the final installment of a six-part series developed as a collaborative effort between the editors of IOUG SELECT and Big Data Quarterly on "The Changing Role of the Modern DBA."
The first article on the DBA's role in the new cloud era by Joyce Wells is available on the Big Data Quarterly website.
The second article on the DBA's role in data security by Michelle Malcher is available from IOUG SELECT.
The third article on the DBA's role in a big data world by Joyce Wells is available on the Big Data Quarterly website.
The fourth article on how the DBA's role is changing with automation by Eric Mader is available from IOUG SELECT.
The fifth article on the DBA's role amidst cloud, NoSQL, and automation by Joyce Wells is available on the Big Data Quarterly website.