The primary role of database 'custodian' continues to be the main emphasis of their jobs but increasingly, DBAs are expected to take on additional responsibilities.

Janis Griffin, senior technical consultant at Quest Software, and Paul Lewis, chief technology officer at Pythian, joined DBTA's webinar The Role of the DBA in 2024: Changes, Challenges, and ...

Or, even better, how much that spending has changed over time. For example, Gartner estimates that enterprises spent $38.6 billion on database management systems in 2017. Today?