The impact of IT and cloud automation

Automated Database operations has grown since 2009, following Amazon Web
Services introduction of AWS RDS, providing automated and managed database as a
service. Microsoft Azure launched a similar automated database as a service in 2010,
with SQL Azure, providing automated backups, with geo-replication and high
availability. The introduction of docker (software) containers has enhanced support
for fast delivery of containerized database instances, and both Amazon Web Services
and Microsoft Azure have enhanced automated support for containers in their
respective services.

Third party support for database container images has grown, including MongoDB,
Postgres, MySQL from Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server from Microsoft, and from
independent port's of docker (software) from Windocks [1]

Newer technologies such as Stratavia's Data Palette suite and GridApp Systems
Clarity have begun to increase the automation of databases causing the reduction of
database related tasks. However at best this only reduces the amount of mundane,
repetitive activities and does not eliminate the need for DBAs. The intention of DBA
automation is to enable DBAs to focus on more proactive activities around database
architecture, deployment, performance and service level management.

Every database requires a database owner account that can perform all schema
management operations. This account is specific to the database and cannot log into
Data Director. You can add database owner accounts after database creation. Data
Director users must log in with their database-specific credentials to view the
database, its entities, and its data or to perform database management tasks.
Database administrators and application developers can manage databases only if they
have appropriate permissions and roles granted to them by the organization
administrator. The permissions and roles must be granted on the database group or on
the database, and they only apply within the organization in which they are granted.

Learning database administration

There are several education institutes that offer professional courses,
including late-night programs, to allow candidates to learn database
administration. Also, DBMS vendors such as Oracle, Microsoft and IBM offer
certification programs to help companies to hire qualified DBA
practitioners. College degree in Computer Science or related field is
helpful but not necessarily a prerequisite.