• In the two DBA roles I have held, it has been company size that dictated the scope. Working in the smaller of the two companies, I was employed as a DBA but the role also included db development and front-end VB programming. The variety was great but I wondered what it would be like to simply be a 'DBA'. In my current role in a much larger company, I am more of pure DBA doing installations, optimisations, and looking after SQL, SSRS, and a little bit of SSAS. The job title is a more generic 'SQL Server Specialist' which seems appropriate.

    I do try get involved with what the developers are doing (out of interest and trying to save myself work later) and feel it is possible to be proficient in numerous aspects of the product, particularly as the years go by... 🙂