DBA Responsibilities（DBA職責，很詳細的說明了DBA的主要任務）

DBA Responsibilities:

* Installation, configuration and upgrading of Oracle server software and related products

* Evaluate Oracle features and Oracle related products

* Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures

* Take care of the Database design and implementation

* Implement and maintain database security (create and maintain users and roles, assign priveledges)

* Do database tuning and performance monitoring

* Do application tuning and performance monitoring

* Setup and maintain documentation and standards

* Plan growth and changes (capasity planning)

* Work as part of a team and provide 7x24 supportwhen required

* Do general technical trouble shooting and give consultation to development teams

* Interface with Oracle Corporation for technical support.

This is a pretty accurate description of Oracle DBA duties. The programming comes into play with the backup and recovery scripts. As for tuning, this is a huge thing in itself, and may contain programming responsibilities. Overall, a good knowledge of SQL is required. For a great discussion on this, see"Oracle8: A Beginners Guide" by Oracle Press.

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