The document discusses the responsibilities of a database administrator (DBA). It begins by defining a DBA as a resource that supervises both the database and use of the database management system. It then lists some of the key responsibilities of a DBA, including formulating and implementing access and security policies, planning for disaster recovery, managing archives of removed data, and maintaining the data dictionary. Additional responsibilities mentioned are training users, supporting the database management system, designing the database, and tuning the design to improve performance.