Assess Your DBA Team Risk

How thin is too thin?

Today’s database administration teams operate with smaller staffs and budgets, in addition to increasing workloads — leading them to focus on reactive work.

At the same time, DBAs are more critical to operations than ever. They protect a company’s most critical data assets, ensure data availability for processing and regulatory compliance, among other tasks.

Use this short survey to clarify the risk your current DBA team poses to the enterprise, and learn more about what can be done about it.

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* 1. How confident are you in your current DBA team's skills, stability and coverage?

Extremely confident

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Not so confident

Not at all confident

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* 2. How many DBAs support your database environments?

0 - We are currently looking for a new DBA or remote coverage

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* 3. Has your organization experienced any of the following during the past year?

Slow or inaccessible server

Database security issue

Need for after hours database coverage

Need for weekend database coverage

DBA team turnover

Difficulty filling a DBA position

Database out of compliance

Database not following best practices

Database team lacking skills or knowledge

None of the above

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* 4. How would you characterize your level of concern about losing or replacing a DBA team member?

Extremely high

Very high

Somewhat high

Not so high

Not at all

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* 5. Rate the quality of your current database administration team.

Excellent - We operate in accordance with benchmarks

OK - Our DBA team gets by using minimal resources

Crisis - We urgently need help and our data is at risk

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 6. If you would like a complimentary audit of your company's DBA risk, please provide your contact information below.

Name

Company

State/Province

Email Address

Phone Number