It is, but I also think that (depending on what type of DBA you are and where your interests lie) a DBA has much more to offer, e.g. working with a Data Architect during database design, reviewing code/stored procedures written by developers, helping to raise the profile of BI within a company etc.

The days of the purely operations-based DBA (backup/restore adhoc T-SQL queries) are coming to an end IMHO and we need to have many more strings to our bow. This represents a great opportunity for the pro-active DBA to raise his/her profile within an organisation and it is with this thought in mind that I refer to the stress and frustration caused when despite their best efforts, the true value of a DBA is not recognised.

Right, I'll get off my soap box now!

Regards

Lempster