About
Database Administrator (Dba)
Tasks
As an Oracle DBA, you can expect to be involved in the following tasks:
- Starting up and shutting down the database
- Managing the storage structures of the database
- Managing users and security
- Managing schema objects, such as tables, indexes, and views
- Making database backups and performing database recovery, when necessary
- Proactively monitoring the condition of the database and taking preventive or corrective actions, as required
- Monitoring and tuning database performance
In a small-to-midsize database environment, you might be the sole person performing these tasks. In large, enterprise environments, the job is often divided among several DBAs—each with their own specialty—such as database security or database tuning.