Yes..I concur that every business should retain a dedicated DBA with the caveat that the DBA's expertise states a bit more than 'changed the DBA password' M-- ----- Original Message ----- Wrom: HDMNNSKVFVWRKJVZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJB To: <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 11:40 AM Subject: Re: young guy wanting (Postgres DBA) ammo > On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 01:26:23AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > > out there who don't get past that hurdle and just give up. It would > > be interesting to troll the mysql lists for evidence of the downside > > of their default ... which'd be along the line of "someone broke into > > my completely insecure database and stole/destroyed all my data" ... > > Not "stole", surely? If they don't know they need a DBA, then they > presumably also don't know that someone's been into the system and > taken stuff. > > To respong to the original question, I'd also point out that sites > that thought, "We can't afford a sysadmin," have usually found out > the hard way that they were mistaken. Even for simple Windows > networks of a few machines, you need someone to look after it. > > Refusing to hire a DBA for data you actually care about is like > refusing to take your car to the mechanic at regular service > intervals, because "there's nothing wrong with it." Supposing you > don't need a DBA for MySQL or MS SQL Server or any other such system > is a dangerous delusion. > > A > > -- > Andrew Sullivan | ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org/
