The DBA will continue to be the "plumber" getting the data to the superstars who analyze it. Can you depend on the interpreters of the information to manage the pumps and pipes? I doubt it. They are different tasks.

That said, I watch the data and try to understand its relevance and measure its integrity. I can't meet the consumers of the data halfway otherwise.

It's refreshing when they meet me halfway too, and I reach out to them. But when they don't respond I am not surprised, just disappointed. (Frequently they are disappointed too, eventually.)