Stories from the DBA trenches
Your company may not have a DBA explicitly in the org chart, but that just means everyone on the team takes over the role at some point. Silvia Botros explains why thats ok (all the DBAs she knows were accidental too) and shares tips and tricks for keeping your MySQL databases running smoothly and protecting your companys most important asset.
| Talk Title | Stories from the DBA trenches |
| Speakers | Silvia Botros (SendGrid) |
| Conference | O’Reilly Velocity Conference |
| Conf Tag | Build systems that drive business |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | October 31-November 2, 2018 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
| Video | |
A lot of companies, especially those in the early days of finding product-market fit, do not have a dedicated DBA. But that doesn’t mean no one owns the databases; it means everyone does. Silvia Botros explains why that’s ok (all the DBAs she knows were accidental too) and shares lessons learned, tips, and tricks for keeping your MySQL databases running smoothly and protecting your company’s most important asset, from query analysis, tools you need, and metrics to track to how to keep your MySQL databases part of the DevOps culture of your team. Silvia also details the signs to look for that suggest your company is ready for a dedicated DB management position and what the expectations and tasks of that job are in a (hopefully) nonsiloed organization.
