Database Administrator

Database administrators work with the database software that stores information on customers, inventory, and projects found in nearly every industry. In our modern age, huge amounts of data – statistics, preferences, financial information – are being compiled and must be stored, organized, analyzed, and managed. A database administrator's work involves identifying user needs, setting up computer databases, and testing the systems needed. One of their main duties is just to ensure the smooth operation and safety of their software and hardware. For this reason, database administrators often plan and implement security measures, to guard data against theft and tampering. Data integrity, backup, maintenance, and security are critical parts of the job. Depending on the overall size of the data being compiled, database administrators might need entire teams of professionals to assist them in their projects, and provide continual, twenty four hour support for those systems, depending on the needs of their clients.