About this episode

Guy and Eitan discuss the ongoing debate about the relevance of the DBA role in the tech industry.

Looks like it's that time of the year again, to face the impending death of the DBA role! Or... Is it? Guy and Eitan discuss the topic and raise several interesting points you should listen to. Relevant links: sqlfingers.com: Death of the DBA (Again) ( Reddit thread )

People in this episode

Hosts: Guy Glantser, Eitan Blumin

Topics covered

• DBA role
• technology
• job market
• database administration
• industry trends

Keywords

• DBA
• database
• technology trends
• job roles
• sql

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: sqlfingers.com, Reddit

Books & works: Death of the DBA (Again)

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