TravisDBA (3/6/2014)
As far as work ethic goes, what is the most important work ethic in a DBA? For me, it is self-sufficiency. Nothing is more frustrating than a DBA that can't stand on their own feet technically and must have me bail them of every problem they encounter. A good DBA muist be a quick problem solver. If I have to do most everything for them, then I might as well do it myself. However, this defeats the purpose of having a good backup DBA. As a result, I stress this point quite clearly up front in interviews as well. What do you all think?:-D
Self-Sufficiency is great. But we should also have a backup DBA atleast Jr DBA who can make the business run smoothly in case primary DBA has emergencies or on Vacation\Sick-leave. Also we need additional DBAs for on-call rotation in case of 24\7.
And also it depends on the size of the Organization and work load. Usually in large companies we have a team of 6-10 professional DBAs.
If possible and required, I personally feel it's good to add people to the team so that we can help with the unemployment too.
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