The Disappearing DBA: Embracing Automation to Advance Your Career

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">A good DBA is hard to find. This is because a good DBA wears </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">many hats, often </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">equating </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">to</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0"> 3 – 4 full time jobs.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0"> How can </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">this be </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">achieved or </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">sustained? The secret is automation</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">, and automation is also</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0"> </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">the reason the DBA is disappearing</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">. </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">In this final </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">episode of our three-part series exploring the disappearing DBA, </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">Head Geeks Thomas </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">LaRock</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0"> and Kevin Kline along with </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">GitHub Star and D</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0">ual</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0"> Microsoft MVP Chrissy </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW41274864 BCX0">L</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW41274864 BCX0">e</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW41274864 BCX0">Maire</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41274864 BCX0"> offer advice to data professionals looking to advance their careers by embracing automation.</span></span><span class= "EOP SCXW41274864 BCX0" data-cc