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The application DBA is needed in early design specifications so applications don't go off on a useless tangent. The person would keep an eye on database side of the application but has to be fluid fluent in the application side also. This is a resource for programmers.
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How to hire such a person? Want We want to hire 1 - 3 people. Patrick to will write a new job description, including all these things and more in the PD. This will be difficult for us because usually DBA are hard to find/hire during good economic times.
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