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DATABASE ADMIN 2.0

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sql> show databases; +-----------------------------+| Database |+-----------------------------+| information_schema | ...| performance_schema |+-----------------------------+

too many db’s to admin! (99999 sec)

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WE’VE COME A LONG WAY

OVER SOME FIVE DECADES

IN THE WORLD OF SERVERS

AND DATABASE SYSTEMS

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FIRST WE HAD BIG IRON & SMALL DATA

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DATABASE ADMIN WAS SIMPLE ENOUGH

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NOW WE HAVE SMALL IRON & BIG DATA

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DB ADMIN HAS BECOME ROCKET SCIENCE

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WE HAVE LONG PASSED THE

TIPPING POINT WHERE EVEN

SUPER HUMAN DATABASE

ADMINS CAN STAY OLD SKOOL

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RDBMS WITH THE USUAL SUSPECTS

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NEW KIDS ON THE RDBMS BLOCK

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THEN WE RUSHED TO THE CLOUD

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LIKE SO MANY THINGS HAVE

AS WE SCALE OUT IN BOTH

HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL

OUR DBA’S NEED NEW TOOLS