Good Data Warehouse DBAs are Hard to Find

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As a consultant I’m often asked about how roles and responsibilities should be delegated or identified within the IT organization to support the data warehousing. One role that seems to incite discussion is the role of the database administrator (DBA). Many of our clients pack a series of roles and responsibilities into a laundry list of heterogeneous tasks. However I usually recommend delineating DBA resources and assigning individuals to either transactional systems or data warehousing, an approach that tends to surprise my clients. Let me explain why I see the roles across these different systems requiring entirely different skills. DBAs...

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