Developers need to write code, including SQL. Unless you have vast DBA resources, having a backlogged single resource write all SQL is impossible - if you intend to get any development done.

I am the manager, systems analyst, and the DBA. This is critical for our team's success. My goal is the same as theirs - to improve our systems and deliver to the end user what they ask for. While my day to day tasks are much different than the developer's, we have a common cause.

A DBA can't simply focus on making sure the data is safe and that performance is 100%. Yes, those and other concerns need to be kept in the forefront, but in the end - the DBA and developers are providing service to the same folks, for the same reasons.

End users get tired of hearing of turmoil between multiple factions in IT, there is no place for it. It is the managers job to make sure there is a common focus, with different tasks to do. It isn't us (DBA) against them (Developers), it is us (IT) servicing them (Everyone Else).