As a database administrator, your specialized training in database maintenance and optimization puts you in charge of an organization’s important data solutions. You ensure that database security, availability, and performance satisfy business requirements. To do this, your expertise must span archival, data distribution, and the design of high-availability solutions.
Data storage manager
Database analyst
Database designer
GeneralManage and maintain databasesCreate and implement database objectsSupport consumer data
BeginnerDesign database serversOptimize data
IntermediateDesign data distribution and archiving solutionsDesign Microsoft SQL Server solutionsDesign database securityConfigure and maintain Active Directory
ExpertDeploy and monitor database serversPlan application and data provisioning
Three to five years
60 percent operations
20 percent engineering
20 percent support tasks
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