RE: POLL: Database to DBA ratio

139 remote production servers/instances (30 are large to VLDB, the rest small), 5 development instances, 1 9iAS test instance, 3 dba's. Mostly reporting with batch ETL jobs run nightly.

Scott Shafer
San Antonio, TX
210.581.6217

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> From: Robin Ilardi [SMTP:ilardir_at_mantech-wva.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 12:10 PM
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> I currently have 5 development databases and 1 "beta" production database
> that I administer, so that's 6:1, but I'm also the Sys Admin for these
> servers as well. These are also very small databases.
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> robin
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> We have 10 development databases that I support directly plus 5
> implementation/testing databases that I support as second level and one
> production snapshot datamart.
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> 16:1
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> However, there are also DBAs who support each project. That would make
> the
> ratio closer to 4:1 or 3:1.
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> "Chuck Hamilton"
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> 03/11/2003 09:59
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> I'm trying to build a case for management that we need additional DBAs so
> I'd like to take a quick poll if I may. What is the ratio of Oracle
> databases to DBAs in your shop? This includes development and production
> databases. At our shop it's 33:1.
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