database administrator

database administrator

(job)A person responsible for the design and management ofone or more databases and for the evaluation, selection andimplementation of database management systems. In smallerorganisations, the data administrator and databaseadministrator are often one in the same; however, when theyare different, the database administrator's function is moretechnical. The database administrator would implement thedatabase software that meets the requirements outlined by theorganisation's data administrator and systems analysts.

Tasks might include controling an organisation's dataresources, using data dictionary software to ensure data integrity and security, recovering corrupted data andeliminating data redundancy and uses tuning tools to improvedatabase performance.

database administrator

A person responsible for the physical design and management of the database and for the evaluation, selection and implementation of the DBMS.

In most organizations, the database administrator and data administrator are one and the same; however, when the two responsibilities are managed separately, the database administrator's function is more technical. See system development life cycle, job descriptions and salary survey.