<s>
Database	B-General_Concept
administrators	I-General_Concept
(	O
DBAs	O
)	O
use	O
specialized	O
software	O
to	O
store	O
and	O
organize	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
role	O
may	O
include	O
capacity	O
planning	O
,	O
installation	B-Application
,	O
configuration	B-General_Concept
,	O
database	B-General_Concept
design	I-General_Concept
,	O
migration	B-General_Concept
,	O
performance	O
monitoring	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
troubleshooting	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
backup	B-Protocol
and	O
data	B-Application
recovery	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
common	O
and	O
useful	O
skills	O
for	O
database	B-General_Concept
administrators	I-General_Concept
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Knowledge	O
about	O
the	O
RDBMS	B-Application
itself	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowledge	O
of	O
structured	B-Language
query	I-Language
language	I-Language
(	O
SQL	B-Language
)	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
understanding	O
of	O
distributed	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
architectures	I-Architecture
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
understanding	O
of	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Database	B-General_Concept
administrators	I-General_Concept
benefit	O
from	O
a	O
bachelor	O
's	O
degree	O
or	O
master	O
's	O
degree	O
in	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
certifications	O
available	O
for	O
becoming	O
a	O
certified	O
database	B-General_Concept
administrator	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Database	B-General_Concept
administrator	I-General_Concept
certifications	O
may	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
passing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tests	O
and	O
sometimes	O
other	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
