<job> A person responsible for the design and management of
one or more databases and for the evaluation, selection and
implementation of database management systems. In smaller
organisations, the data administrator and database
administrator are often one in the same; however, when they
are different, the database administrator's function is more
technical. The database administrator would implement the
database software that meets the requirements outlined by the
organisation's data administrator and systems analysts.
Tasks might include controling an organisation's data
resources, using data dictionary software to ensure data
integrity and security, recovering corrupted data and
eliminating data redundancy and uses tuning tools to improve
database performance.
(2004-03-11)
Nearby terms:
data acquisition « Data Address Generator « database « database administrator » database analyst » database machine » database management system
