Where did all of the SQL Server DBAs go?

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Where did all of the SQL Server DBAs go?

inahurava

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October 11, 2022 at 7:37 am

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For 15 years, I was a Microsoft SQL Server DBA, Developer, etc with all of the accompanying Microsoft certifications (up to SQL Server 2012). Had to take a sabbatical for family reasons beginning in 2014.
Now that I am attempting to re-enter job market, I have learned that ALL of my Microsoft certifications have gone away and it’s now (1) Data Engineer, (2) Data Science or (3) Data Analyst. Even the US Federal Government job site, usajobs, no longer lists Database Administrator as a job classification!
Which leads to the question: what happened to the DBAs?
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004340 More actions · Answer 1

It's all been changed to "Must know how to create 7 Red Lines all perpendicular to each other". If you don't understand the reference there then, especially as an "old timer", you'll get a real kick out the follow comedy sketch. 😀 The first 8 seconds explain a lot of it... the more buzz words, the better. 😀 Apparently, the abbreviation "DBA" just isn't a cool enough buzz word anymore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKorP55Aqvg

On the USAJobs site, try a search for "database"... that'll help find some of the traditional jobs that used to be labeled "DBA".

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Ed B Hall of Fame Points: 3666 More actions · Answer 2

I had not see that before. Very good, but I think the lines need to be in the cloud.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004340 More actions · Answer 3

Ed B wrote:

I had not see that before. Very good, but I think the lines need to be in the cloud.

😀

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

homebrew01 SSC Guru Points: 55548 More actions · Answer 4

Reminds me of a game called "Bullshit Bingo".

Make a bingo card, with each box containing trendy buzzwords. Check them off until you win, then yell "BINGO" !

https://www.good-words.fans/silly-things/bullshit-bingo

Ken McKelvey SSCoach Points: 18842 More actions · Answer 5

Reminds me of sitting in a meeting with some of my colleagues and having to keep a straight face when it was my turn to incorporate the next phrase from:

https://www.dack.com/web/bullshit.html

What was really amazing was the number of people who nodded sagely and looked enthusiastic when the phrases were woven into the conversation!

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004340 More actions · Answer 6

Ken McKelvey wrote:

Reminds me of sitting in a meeting with some of my colleagues and having to keep a straight face when it was my turn to incorporate the next phrase from:
https://www.dack.com/web/bullshit.html
What was really amazing was the number of people who nodded sagely and looked enthusiastic when the phrases were woven into the conversation!

OMG! I absolutely love it. There is no way that I could intentionally string together such absolute lines of crap! The first click generated this... "deploy value-added infomediaries"... and I about fell out of my chair laughing! Serious loads of multi-syllable/multi-sillyble 😀 hooie at the push of a button! Unlike real life in real meetings, you can easily stop it!

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Ken McKelvey SSCoach Points: 18842 More actions · Answer 7

As you can tell IT had lost faith in management. We were just intrigued to see what they would swallow. It turned out to be quite a bit! I think we had all resigned within a month.