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What is a Database Administrator and What Do They Do All Day?

Tech Republic Big Data

A DBA is a technician skilled in SQL and very large databases who is responsible for managing database software, backup and recovery processes, data security, and storage and capacity planning.

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Take control of your Oracle unlimited licensing agreement

CIO Business Intelligence

Keeping your Oracle Database properly cared for starts with a comprehensive health check that not only can revolutionize your database environment but can also ensure you’re in better control.

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Weekly Update 5-20-2019

Linux Academy

Creating a Secondary LUKS Passphrase and LUKS Header Backup. Database Administration and SQL Language Basics have three new labs: Creating Indexes in MySQL. Encrypting a Volume with NBDE. Configuring SELinux. Creating Confined Users in SELinux. Implementing an Auto Scaling Group and Application Load Balancer in AWS.

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Expanding the Cloud: Enabling Globally Distributed Applications and Disaster Recovery

All Things Distributed

In a similar scenario here in the United States, Milind Borate, the CTO of Druva, an enterprise backup company using AWS told me that after hurricane Sandy, he got an enormous amount of interest from his customers in the North Eastern US region to replicate their data to other parts of the US for Disaster Recovery.

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Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

of administrative tasks such as OS and database software patching, storage management, and implementing reliable backup and disaster recovery solutions.

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Free Courses at Linux Academy — October 2019

Linux Academy

Database Administration and SQL Language Basics -In this course, we will be using MySQL to learn about administering a database, as well as the basics of the SQL language. We will also cover the different data types that are allowed in MySQL, and discuss user access and privileges.

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16 best entry-level IT certifications to launch your career

CIO Business Intelligence

It also covers topics such as open-source applications, how to work with command lines, creating and resorting compressed backup and archives, and creating and running simple scripts. It’s best suited to those on track to become an IT developer, administrator, or engineer.

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