Executive Summary
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Businesses are placing higher demands on database administrators. With the popularity of application integration, the internet, and the need for improved business security. The regulatory commissions have increased the need for skilled personnel in developing, creating, managing, testing, securing, and backing up databases.
This report provides a comparison in the field of Database Administration as a database designer and as a database analyst along with a recommendation for the best career path. This evaluation compares the following areas:
Knowledge
The knowledge requirements for both the designer and analyst careers are similar. While entry-level positions are available for analyst with just an associate’s degree, designers are required to obtain a bachelor’s degree in a computer-science related field. A passion for computers and electronics is helpful.
Skills
The skills necessary to be effective in the Database Administration field consist of organizational, technical, communication, and reading and writing skills.
Strong organizational skills are vital in managing large databases. Regimented data makes access easier for users and improves database performance. Both designers and analyst organize the processes that affect the database, such as security, recovery and backup procedures.
A high level of technical skill is necessary to work with the computers that house data. Designers and analyst alike must be knowledgeable of how computers store and retrieve data and how to construct computer databases.
Database designers and database analysts must rely on good communication skills to deliver database help. On the technical side, both must communicate with programmers and systems technicians to ensure that all personnel and processes access the database correctly. On the non-technical side, both must connect with end-users to make sure that all data requirements are satisfied in the database design.
Designers and
Businesses are placing higher demands on database administrators. With the popularity of application integration, the internet, and the need for improved business security. The regulatory commissions have increased the need for skilled personnel in developing, creating, managing, testing, securing, and backing up databases.
This report provides a comparison in the field of Database Administration as a database designer and as a database analyst along with a recommendation for the best career path. This evaluation compares the following areas:
Knowledge
The knowledge requirements for both the designer and analyst careers are similar. While entry-level positions are available for analyst with just an associate’s degree, designers are required to obtain a bachelor’s degree in a computer-science related field. A passion for computers and electronics is helpful.
Skills
The skills necessary to be effective in the Database Administration field consist of organizational, technical, communication, and reading and writing skills.
Strong organizational skills are vital in managing large databases. Regimented data makes access easier for users and improves database performance. Both designers and analyst organize the processes that affect the database, such as security, recovery and backup procedures.
A high level of technical skill is necessary to work with the computers that house data. Designers and analyst alike must be knowledgeable of how computers store and retrieve data and how to construct computer databases.
Database designers and database analysts must rely on good communication skills to deliver database help. On the technical side, both must communicate with programmers and systems technicians to ensure that all personnel and processes access the database correctly. On the non-technical side, both must connect with end-users to make sure that all data requirements are satisfied in the database design.
Designers and