Major technology trends are reshaping the DBA role at many organizations. The size and complexity of database environments continues to grow with higher data volumes, more workloads, and an increasing rate of database deployments that need to be managed. What's more, new data types and emerging applications continue to drive the adoption of new types of databases. Heterogeneity rules the day at most IT departments. Altogether, DBAs are under constant pressure in a constantly evolving environment -- fighting fires to keep the lights on while navigating the impact of cloud and automation on their daily.

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The Role of the DBA in 2022: Changes, Challenges and
Opportunities

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•Key challenges for all enterprises
•How those challenges effects DBA role & responsibility
•How can one best save time, money, and aggravation
The Role of a DBA in 2022

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DBA’s key challenges in 2022 …
• Enterprises need to increase their data maturity
• It’s a requirement of effective digital transformation
• That requires organizations to manage more of the four Vs
▪ Large volumes of data
▪ Across a variety of
>Sources
>Architectures
>Purposes
>Destinations
▪ With stringent vigilance
▪ Delivered at high velocities

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DBA’s must manage …
1. Larger total number of databases
2. Larger databases (more & bigger tables)
3. More database versions/releases
4. More database platforms/vendors
5. More database design architectures
6. More database business purposes
7. The cloud (usage & migration)
8. Number of cloud providers
9. Differing cloud terminologies
10. Cloud proprietary databases
11. Increased security requirements
12. Stricter compliance requirements
13. More frequent deployments
VOLUME
VARIETY
VELOCITY
VIGILANCE

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How do we measure “big”?

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Worldwide data consumption …
That’s 180 billion terabytes of
data!!!

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Remember the “good old” days?
DBAs got to work in a swim lane,
i.e. with just one or maybe two
database vendors & few versions

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Even that’s hard these days …
Even if you’re still in a swim lane,
the # versions and the end of life
support complexities are stressful

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Plus new database architectures …

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Plus purpose specific databases …

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Choice of numerous cloud vendors …

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For DB’s, Really Big Three + Oracle
In this presentation we try to remain cloud neutral and use generic terminology

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Same Thing, Different Terminology …

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Cloud vendors have new databases …

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Geek Sync Webcast 2021008-18: “Easy Database Security Best Practices”
https://www.idera.com/resourcecentral/webcasts/geeksync/easy-database-security-best-practices
Security & Compliance …
1. Change Network Ports
2. Disable Default Accounts
3. Enforce Strong Passwords
4. Password Management
5. Drop Default Roles
6. Create & Use Roles
7. Schemas Own Objects
8. Grant Least # Privs
9. Retire Idle Users/Logins
10.Enable DB Auditing
11.External Authentication
12.OS File Privs
1. GDPR
2. HIPAA
3. PCI DSS
4. SOX 1 & 2
5. GLBA
6. CCPA
7. FISMA
8. FERPA
9. NIST SP 800-53
10.ISO 27000 series
11.BS 10012
12.PIPEDA

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Typical slow day for a DBA …

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How do we do more without exhausting ourselves…