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Design and Implementation
The role of a DevOps Database Administrator (DBA) is a crucial one as it bridges a gap – that between the database and the rest of the application. In traditional environments, changes to the database are often a source of risk and delay in software releases. DBAs are usually seen as gatekeepers, carefully guarding the data and ensuring its integrity, often at the expense of speed.
However, in a DevOps culture, the DBA’s role must evolve. Instead of being a gatekeeper, the DevOps DBA becomes a facilitator, helping the development and operations teams to work with the database effectively and efficiently without compromising its reliability, integrity, or security.
A DevOps DBA maintains the database in production ...
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