A new study conducted by Unisphere Research and sponsored by Quest Software examines the challenges being faced by database administrators (DBAs) and other data professionals who have long been the key guardians of companies’ critical data assets. DBAs’ primary responsibilities have been aimed at ensuring that data is safely, securely, accurately, and appropriately stored, managed, and maintained. However, over the last 10 years, major trends in technology have shaped—and reshaped—the ongoing role of the DBA in many organizations, according to the study, “DBAs Face New Challenges: Trends in Database Administration.”
In particular, new data-producing devices—ranging from smartphone technology to other IoT connected devices—have continued to drive data growth, often requiring DBAs to manage not only more data, but more database instances as well as a wider range of database management systems.
