is weird. Few people understand a job combining theory and practice, strictness and loose rules, mixed together to produce a magic blend. Federico Campoli (www.dbaday.org) Database Administrators Appreciation Day 03 Jul 2018 2 / 9
is weird. Few people understand a job combining theory and practice, strictness and loose rules, mixed together to produce a magic blend. Sadly the DBA one of the most obscure and one of the less appreciated roles within the IT organisations. Federico Campoli (www.dbaday.org) Database Administrators Appreciation Day 03 Jul 2018 2 / 9
the core data for the business up and running They often work in antisocial hours They fix issues without being asked for They never get a thank you Federico Campoli (www.dbaday.org) Database Administrators Appreciation Day 03 Jul 2018 3 / 9
the core data for the business up and running They often work in antisocial hours They fix issues without being asked for They never get a thank you Federico Campoli (www.dbaday.org) Database Administrators Appreciation Day 03 Jul 2018 3 / 9
if the business data is secure if the database runs smoothly Federico Campoli (www.dbaday.org) Database Administrators Appreciation Day 03 Jul 2018 4 / 9
if the business data is secure if the database runs smoothly it’s because you’ve got an awesome database administrator! Federico Campoli (www.dbaday.org) Database Administrators Appreciation Day 03 Jul 2018 4 / 9
to your DBA bringing a gift. Some suggestions. Cake or Ice cream Pizza Cards Gifts Words of gratitude Let know everybody in the company how awesome is your DBA Do not deploy that migration that will shut down the database, forcing the DBA to work over the weekend in order to bring the database back Stay social! Follow https://twitter.com/dba day Share your words of appreciation on twitter, facebook, google plus using the hashtag #dbaday. Federico Campoli (www.dbaday.org) Database Administrators Appreciation Day 03 Jul 2018 6 / 9