From database developer to database administrator
12 of the 28 essential skills of a database administrator are already essential for a database developer — about 43% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from database developer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 43%
- of the target job covered
- 28
- essential skills of a database administrator
What a database administrator does
Database administrators test, implement and administer computer databases. They use their expertise in database management systems to plan, coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases. They also use scripts and configuration files to tailor a database to users' needs.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a database administrator and not for a database developer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- administer ICT system
- apply company policies
- data models
- define database physical structure
- design database backup specifications
- design database scheme
- distributed computing
- domain name service
- information structure
- maintain database performance
- maintain database security
- manage database
- operate relational database management system
- perform ICT troubleshooting
- system backup best practice
- use scripting programming
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