There are good reasons to hire any of a range of remote database-administration specialists or companies, but not all of them apply to every company.Choosing whether or not to go with a remote
database administrator to complement or fulfill your
data management needs requires careful contemplation.
The market for remote database administration is fairly crowded.
However, the service does not make sense for every business, and
contrary to what is sure to be many people's first thought, having a
remote DBA versus an on-site DBA, is not always an
either-or type of situation. For some organizations, it may make sense
for a remote DBA to serve as an adjunct to an internal DBA.
It comes down to what the specific needs of the organization are.
However, there are numerous questions to keep in mind when considering
a remote DBA—for example, the scope of the services being offered and
the security of the vendor's data center.
"I think the key consideration is understanding if the provider's
management processes are better defined, managed, automated, audited,
etc. than yours are," said Jasmine Noel, an analyst at Ptak, Noel &
Associates. "If their processes are not streamlined and efficient, the
cost savings are not real because you are not really getting a DBA
expert…you are only getting an off-site database monitoring service
with some automated report generation and very basic troubleshooting."
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