Many people don't realize the work as a database
administrator. This is because database administrator is
not a popular job that graduated student want to apply. They prefer a more
famous job like software engineer. Many people ask what do database
administrators do? why do they exist? did they have a high salary? All this
question must have pop up in your mind sometime because in world nowdays people
don't want to take risk to apply a job that they seldomly heard about. Now i
will tell you a little bit about what do database administrators actually do.
Database administrators is people that use database management software to determine the
most efficient ways to organize and access a company's data. They also
responsible for maintaining database security and backing up the system.
Database administrators is a fast-growing industry. Database administrators can
expect to earn an annual salary of $48,000 to $85,000.
so student that takes computer science in database
system should not worry about finding a job because now days there are a lot of
company that want to hire an database administrators.
skills that
needed to be database administrators:
- strong
organizational skills
- strong logical and
analytical thinking
- ability to
concentrate and pay close attetion to detail
- ability to think broadly
and consider impacts across system annd within the organization.
A database administrator's activities can be listed
as below:
- Transferring Data
- Replicating Data
- Maintaining database and ensuring its
availability to users
- Maintaining the data
dictionary
- Controlling privileges and permissions to
database users
- Monitoring database performance
- Database backup and recovery
- Database security Stop
In 2008 there were about 120,400 database
administrators.
Database administrators work in every sector of
economy. Many work for internet service provider, web search portal and data
processing firm.
WHAT ABOUT
THE FUTURE
The number of database administrators is expected to grow much
faster than the average for all occupations through 2018. This is because the Internet and
e-commerce will continue to expand,
resulting in a continuing need to build and maintain databases. Also, the
increasing importance being placed on "cyber security"—the
protection of electronic information—will require workers skilled in
information security.
Job growth
will not be as rapid as during the previous decade. The information technology
sector will begin to mature and routine work will increasingly be outsourced
overseas.
Those having
a college or graduate degree in computer science or a related field will have a
good chance of getting a job. Those having a lot of related work experience
will also have a good chance.
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