Data administration includes the development of data models and data dictionaries, which, combined with transaction volume, are the raw materials for database design. Data Admin vs. Database Admin ...

Database administrators—DBAs, for short—set up databases according to a company’s needs, and make sure they operate efficiently, fine-tuning, upgrading, and testing modifications as needed. They are ...

Database administration is undergoing some significant changes these days. The DBA, traditionally, is the technician responsible for ensuring the ongoing operational functionality and efficiency of an ...

“Database administrators are always in demand, especially as the amount of data that businesses collect is increasing,” says Blake Angove, director of technology services at LaSalle Networks.