According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the outlook for jobs around managing data architecture and databases looks pretty good: The number of professionals with roles around managing data is due to grow by eight percent from 2022 to 2032. However, while the number of roles that work around data is going up, the position of database […]
Modern Databases Shouldn’t Make You Choose Between Control and Automation
Today’s businesses rely on databases more than ever. Most applications need a database, from customer service and supply chain systems to e-commerce and retail delivery. Modern applications are often made up of multiple microservices that may each require their own database to maintain availability, flexibility, and performance. As a result, the sheer number of databases that organizations […]
What Is Database Management?
Database Management allows a person to organize, store, and retrieve data from a computer. Database Management can also describe the data storage, operations, and security practices of a database administrator (DBA) throughout the life cycle of the data. Managing a database involves designing, implementing, and supporting stored data to maximize its value. Database Management Systems, […]
How to Work with Modern Databases
Click to learn more about author Thomas LaRock. Historically, databases were like digital filing cabinets, not sources for marketing information and new business opportunities. Today, we gather data at a seemingly manic pace – and as quickly as it’s collected, it’s analyzed and parsed. As the famous saying from a few years back goes, “Data is […]
Breaking Down Silos: Folding DBAs into DevOps Process
Click to learn more about author John Pocknell. With the rise of IoT, social media and cloud infrastructure continuing to increase the rate at which data is growing, businesses need to capitalize on the tremendous value that insights from this data can bring to driving growth and market share. This need has, in turn, led […]
Top Five Issues When Migrating Database Workloads to the Cloud
Click to learn more about author Ron Bennatan. If you are responsible for your company’s database security and compliance program, chances are you started this project when most database workloads were on-premises, and your databases lived inside your own data centers. Most likely, you are also embarking on or already in the middle of a […]
How to Protect a Database: All About Data Security Today
Click to learn more about author Thomas Lanigan. The protection of databases is essential to various industries and sectors, such as finance, banking, eCommerce, and IT. Most of your transactions are based on your database’s security because it holds vital details, such as passwords, usernames, customer credit card details, etc. Data security as a term […]
What Is a Database Administrator (DBA)?
A database administrator (DBA) is a person who manages, maintains, and secures data in one or more data systems so that a user can perform analysis for business operations. DBAs take care of data storage, organization, presentation, utilization, and analysis from a technical perspective. The DBA job is transitioning from being database-centric to data-centric, as […]
The Role of the DBA: Ensuring Business Continuity from a Remote Setting
Click to learn more about author John Pocknell. With global organizations shifting to a work from home (WFH) environment due to the current global crisis, many have found themselves putting IT processes in place to ensure business continuity. With thousands of remote employees working across different networks, database administrators (DBAs) particularly have been put on […]
APM Skills in a Cloud-First World
Click to learn more about author Thomas LaRock As we kick off a new year, it’s time for a new — or at least, an evolved — you. The growth and maturity of the cloud require tech pros to manage an increasingly complex web of applications spanning on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. For many, the changes […]