who wants to be a dba? roles and responsibilities
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WHO WANTS TO BE A DBA?ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Kevin Kline• Technical Evangelist, SQL Sentry• SQL Server MVP since 2003• Twitter, FB, LI: @KEKline• Blog: http://blogs.sqlsentry.com/kevinkline
YOUR CO-HOST• Richard Douglas• Sales Engineer at SQL Sentry• Blogs: • http://blogs.sqlsentry.com/author/RichardDouglas• http://SQL.RichardDouglas.co.uk• Twitter: @SQLRich• Email: [email protected]• Slides:
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Tuning blog, http://www.sqlperformance.com/, and videos, http://sqlsentry.tv.
Five eBooks ($10 in the Kindle bookstore), free at http://sqlsentry.com/ebooks.
Book a Demo with me (Richard Douglas) by going to http://SQLSentry.com/BookRich
AGENDA
• Technology Skills• Interpersonal IssuesoWhy am I here?oWho do I need to satisfy?oWhere is the work done?oWhat’s really expected?
• Summary• Q&A
DBA TECHNOLOGY SKILLS1. Planning, Installing and configuring2. Basic hardware understanding3. Security basics4. Backup and restore5. Database maintenance6. Troubleshooting7. Basic HA/DR
WHY AM I HERE?
• Accidentally or Intentional?
• Involuntarily or Voluntary?
• Great career prospects and better earning potential than most other IT careers
WHO DO I NEED TO SATISFY?
Peers
CustomersBoss
WHERE IS THE WORK DONE?
[Sandbox]
Dev
[Test/QA]
[UAT/Staging/Pre-production]
Production
WHAT WAS I THINKING?
• Most new/involuntary DBAs are aware of these responsibilities:oKeep the database runningoHardwareoDatabase maintenanceoSQL queries and working with Devs
What I’m really getting into…
What I was Thinking…
• Keeping People Happy• Ensuring Uptime• Owning the Platform• Other duties as assigned
WHAT’S REALLY EXPECTED?
KEEPING PEOPLE HAPPY
• Keeping boss happyoMeetings, TPS Reports
• Keeping users happyoAnswering their service requestsoTraining
• Liaison between many groupsoSys admin, Network admin, SAN admin, Ops, Microsoft support, Hardware
vendor support, Dev teams, QA teams, Business owners
ENSURING UPTIME
• Keeping the database running• Performance troubleshooting• Database Maintenance• HA/DR/BCoMany technologies to fit your budgetoTrade-offs are usually a choice between cost and latency + manageability
OWNING THE PLATFORM
• SecurityoDon’t make this an afterthought, especially SQL Injection
• MonitoringoStop surprising me!
• Planning for the futureoPreparation today saves work tomorrow
OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED…
• Licensing is mysterious to most and scary to some. Don’t forget:oMulti-instancingoVirtualization
• Installing, upgrading and configuring SQL Server is generally easier.oRemote or unattended installationoRemember, the defaults suck!
SUMMARYYour constituents have different needs –
customers, peers, and managementThe environments you’re responsible for
strongly effect your dutiesYou’ve probably anticipated only a portion of what you’ll be doingWorking with PeopleUptime is a factor of cost and
requirementsOwn the platform like it was your own home. You won’t regret it.Licensing and installation are your
babiesMore info?
QUESTIONS
Book a Demo with me (Richard Douglas) by going to http://SQLSentry.com/BookRich