3112: What Does a DBA Do Anyway? A Dual Experience Perspective

Session Number: 3112

Session Title: What Does a DBA Do Anyway? A Dual Experience Perspective

Day - Time: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Austin Convention Center, Room 18D

Program: MVS

Project: zNextGen

Track:

Symposiums: zNextGen

Classification Technical

Speakers: Willie Favero, IBM Corporation
Eddie Prather, Bank of America

Abstract: Are you interested in becoming a mainframe DBA? Do you work closely with DBAs but are not sure what they really do? What happens in the daily life of a DBA will be revealed to you in this session! Learn about the needed skills, the challenges faced, and the opportunities and benefits that come along with being a DBA. What an experienced DBA does and knows is quite different from a new DBA. Come see the world from a new DBA's viewpoint and how things will change as one evolves into an experienced DBA.

Session Number:	3112
Session Title:	What Does a DBA Do Anyway? A Dual Experience Perspective
Day - Time:	Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:	Austin Convention Center, Room 18D
Program:	MVS
Project:	zNextGen
Track:
Symposiums:	zNextGen
Classification	Technical
Speakers:	Willie Favero, IBM Corporation Eddie Prather, Bank of America
Abstract:	Are you interested in becoming a mainframe DBA? Do you work closely with DBAs but are not sure what they really do? What happens in the daily life of a DBA will be revealed to you in this session! Learn about the needed skills, the challenges faced, and the opportunities and benefits that come along with being a DBA. What an experienced DBA does and knows is quite different from a new DBA. Come see the world from a new DBA's viewpoint and how things will change as one evolves into an experienced DBA.