building1This is a paper from a class on Oracle database administration that I had taken recently, and it describes different types of database administrators and some tools of Oracle.

ABSTRACT

The DBA is the administrator who plans, designs, implements, tests, operates, and maintains databases for an organization. The DBA wears many hats: there are numerous types of DBAs that contribute to the overall database functionality. This paper will examine the most common types of database administrators and the duties of each. Additionally, we will examine the database monitoring tools and Optimal Flexible Architecture, and how the DBA can administer security, performance tuning, and backup and recovery of the database.

Read the paper on the enterprise storage blog, Storageseek.org