Flipz (12/6/2013)
There is a lot of confusion about what a SQL DBA should be doing as this is often confused with SQL Developer work which I believe is a different role. This confusion is really happening at the top level in organisations where team structures and job roles are decided.
I agree that DBA and Developer are different realms within SQL Server. Even within that, one could come down a bit more and get more specialized.
I'm not certain that the role of DBA is more difficult now than it was 10-15 years ago. Sure the technologies are different, and maybe we need to know a bit more about a few more technologies. But if you have been working with it for a while, then some of those things are a lot easier. Maybe it is more difficult for those fresh into the field when comparing now to 15 years ago. I think many of us probably thought it was plenty difficult 15 yrs ago as we cut our teeth on the product.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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