batgirl (6/19/2013)
kevaburg (6/19/2013)
What bothers me is the need to have a product that the accidental and/or average DBA can use. DB Servers are maintained by people that have been trained and understand the inner workings of what they are using.In a perfect world, yes.
In reality, DB servers are left unattended when knowledge and talent leave the organization and someone has to step up and learn.
I know how to do a lot of things well but that doesn't mean that I don't deserve tools to help me.
I'm not talking about not deserving the tools you need to help you. Most of the time the tools you need are an appropriate book and time to practise. As a professional administrator of Oracle and SQL Server databases I understand that in order to look after my companies data well (and it is a big company with a lot of data) I can't afford to not keep abreast of the software I am using. Sometimes that means using some of my own time to learn but it makes me (and other admins) the admins that our organisations deserve.