Move from DBA/Database Developer to Business Intelligence

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  July 18, 2017 at 12:43 pm

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  I've recently come to a big career decision and thought the forum might be able to help.

  A bit of background i'm 36 now, started my early days as C# programmer and then went into BI SSRS SSIS etc. not really SSAS.

  Anyway fast forward 8 years i ended up not following the BI path but end up as a DBA at an e-commerce start up. The DB was a mess not one FK in sight . Anyway over the last 5 years I've got the DB into a good state and the company has grown in my time from 4-5 developers to 25.

  I am responsible for database design , query optimization, a lot of SQL development (although ORMs are eating into that) DBA duties etc. I manage one other DBA and a team of NAV dynamic developers 3 of them. I'm well paid and really enjoy working there. The main database is my baby, I basically saved it and rebuilt it , optimized and rewrote a lot of logic into SP s etc. I'm involved in a lot business design decisions and meeting with different areas of the business. We practice SCRUM methodologies so there are no PMs BAs etc.

  Anyway recently i was approached and offered a job in a different environment a corporate finance company and to work with Business Intelligence but managing no -one to start with.

  Would it be a good career choice to pursue this business intelligence role , reporting DWs etc (with training self and external)? Therefore adding another notch onto my belt?
  Or should i stay at a growing company expanding the database design and working on DB projects (schema design queries etc) to further the company?

  Thanks
  D