Region In Which You Are Research Proposal

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al). All of these general requirements are transforming the role of DBAs to be more strategic than tactical in their roles, tackling complex business problems over being custodians of it systems. Compare the job duties listed for the database administrator positions that you found with the database administrator activities identified in the industry. Were their any job duties that surprised you?

The position used for this analysis is the Senior Database Administrator at Disney Consumer Products (DCP) is used as the basis of this analysis. This position requires 7 to 10 years of DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle 9i database, in addition to 5 years of experience with each of these platforms. There is also an expertise in tiered architectures and ETL tools including SQL Server DTS and Informatica. There is also the expectation of knowledge at the operating system level including IBM AIX and Microsoft Windows Server. On top of all these requirements there is also the expectation of understanding the fundamentals of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) including the Embarcadero tool suite. The greater the level of expertise the greater the level of income that can be earned as a DBA (Gardner, 74) and this is certainly shown in the job description of the Senior DBA for Disney Consumer Products.

Are most of the database administrator jobs in that area/region short-term contract positions, contract-to-permanent positions, or permanent positions?

The majority of the 34 positions are full-time...

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There are also competitive benefits for health insurance and benefits, and many have 401k matching programs. All the companies in the list have at least twelve days off per year with pay.
Which database products appear to be most heavily used in that area/region?

By far Oracle is the most popular database in the job listings, followed by Microsoft's SQL Server and operating systems including Windows Server 2005 and Windows Server 2000. There is also a strong demand for Oracle EDI and Workflow Builder Tools.

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References

Scott W. Ambler. "Agile and Large Teams" Dr. Dobb's Journal 1 Jul 2008: 60-62. ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry. ProQuest. 22 Jul. 2008

Tony Baer. "IT adopts a service mentality. " Manufacturing Business Technology 1 Mar. 2008: 44-44. ABI/INFORM Global. ProQuest. 22 Jul. 2008

David Gardner. "More Specialization, Higher Pay" InformationWeek

13 Feb. 2006: 74. ABI/INFORM Global. ProQuest. 23 Jul. 2008


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