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Database Server Users

Table 4 shows the major groups of database server users.

Table 4. Database Server Users
User Duties
Database administrator (DBA) A DBA is primarily responsible for creating, managing, and controlling access for databases.
Database server administrator The database server administrator is responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance, administration, and operation of the database server that might manage many individual databases.
Performance specialist The performance specialist optimizes and tunes the database server and query performance.
Programmers and application developers Programmers and application developers develop applications, DataBlade modules, and user-defined routines in C, C++, or Java.
Operator The operator is responsible for backing up and restoring databases and for carrying out routine database server administration tasks.
Database user Database users access, insert, update, and manage information in databases with SQL, which is often embedded in a client application.
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