Certification Magazine: DBAs Are A-OK; Database Pros Respected by Employers, Peers.CHICAGO Chicago, city, United States Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. -- Data management entails organizing and directing information within fluctuating fluc·tu·ate v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates v.intr. 1. To vary irregularly. See Synonyms at swing. 2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate. v. and often unpredictable IT environment. The mission-critical task of ensuring this data is always available and accessible falls to the database administrator. These professionals also have to keep track of the latest tools and technologies released by firms like Oracle, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and SAP, as well as open-source offerings from organizations like MySQL. The "Job Role" article in the January 2006 issue of Certification Magazine will examine this often hectic hec·tic adj. 1. Characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste: "There was nothing feverish or hectic about his vigor" Erik Erikson. 2. but always important occupation. To read the article, visit www.certmag.com. |
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