A practical, hands-on roadmap for Database Administration — every topic here requires you to run, secure, tune, or recover a real database. The Project Checklist walks through the situations a DBA actually faces on the job, from provisioning to disaster recovery.
A database administrator (DBA) keeps databases fast, safe, and always available. Before starting, you should be comfortable querying data and working on a server from the command line.
A reference to follow when implementing a real network project.