ITEC 65- ADVANCED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LECTURE 1: The Roles of Data and Database Administrators

At the end of each topic, the students are expected : 1. To enumerate the different roles of data and database administrator 2. To discuss the changing roles of the data and database administrator in the current business environment. 3. To compare the optimistic and pessimistic systems of concurrency control.

Changes that affect the role of the data administrators and database administrators. 1. Open Source technologies database. 2. Rapid growth of size of database. 3. E-business applications. Data Administration (DA) A high- level function that is responsible for the overall management of data resources in an organization, including maintaining corporate wide definitions and standards. Roles of Traditional Data Administration 1. Data policies, procedures and standards. 2. Planning 3. Data Conflict Resolution 4. Managing the Information Repository 5. Internal Marketing Database Administration (DBA) A technical function that is responsible for physical database design and for dealing with technical issues, such as security enforcement, database performance and back up and recovery. Roles of Traditional Database Administration 1. Selecting DBMS and related software tools. 2. Installing and upgrading the DBMS. 3. Tuning database performance. 4. Improving database query processing performance, 5. Managing data security, privacy, and integrity. 6. Data backup and recovery.

Functions of Data Administration and Database Administration

ITEC 65- ADVANCED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Database Planning Develop corporate database strategy/ policies Develop enterprise model (information architecture Develop cost/benefit models Develop database environment/ select technologies Develop and market data administration plan Database Analysis Define and model data requirements (conceptual) Define and model business rules Define operational requirements Resolve requirements conflicts Maintain corporate data dictionary/ repository Database Design Perform logical database design Design external model (subschemas) Design internal (physical) models Design integrity controls Database Implementation Specify database access policies Establish security controls Install DBMS Supervise database loading Specify test procedures Perform logical database design Develop application programming standards Establish procedures for backup and recovery Conduct user training Operations and Maintenance Backup and recover database Upgrade DBMS Monitor database performance Tune and reorganize databases Resolve access conflict Tune and rewrite queries Enforce standards and procedures Support users Growth and change Implement change-control procedures Plan growth and change Evaluate new technology

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ITEC 65- ADVANCED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENT

Advantages of open-source software: 1. Reliable, low-cost software. 2. Availability of source code. 3. Not locked to one vendor. 4. Does not incur any costs for copies or license. 5. Absence of complete documentation. 6. There are different types of open-source licenses, so not all open source software is available under the same terms. Open-source DBMS free DBMS source code software that provides the core functionality of an compliant DBMS. Types of Factors in choosing open source:
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