Notes and Study Materials

Differences Between DA and DBA:

 

 

Effective data administration requires both technical and managerial skills. For example, the DA’s job typically has a strong managerial orientation with company-wide scope. In contrast, the DBA’s job tends to be more technically oriented and has a narrower DBMS-specific scope.

Roles of Data Administrator (DA):

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Strategic planning
Sets Long-term goals
Sets policies and standards
Broad Scope
Long Term
Managerial Orientation
DBMS independent

 

 

Roles of Database Administrator (DBA):

Control and Supervision
Executive plans to reach goals
Enforces policies, procedures and programming standards
Narrow Scope
Short Term (Focus on daily operations)
Technical Orientation
DBMS specific 

 

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