What are the roles in the world of data?
There are three key job roles that deal with data in most organizations:
Database Administratorsmanage databases, assigning
permissions to users, storing backup copies of data and
restore data in case of any failures.
Data Engineersare vital in working with data, applying data
cleaning routines, identifying business rules, and turning data
into useful information.
Data Analystsexplore and analyze data to create
visualizations and charts to enable organizations to make
informed decisions.
Azure Database Administrator role
An Azure database administrator is responsible for the
design, implementation, maintenance, and operational aspects of on-
premises and cloud-based database solutions built on Azure data
services and SQL Server. They're responsible for the overall availability
and consistent performance and optimizations of the database solutions.
They work with stakeholders to implement policies, tools, and processes
for backup and recovery plans to recover following a natural disaster or
human-made error.
The database administrator is also responsible for managing the security
of the data in the database, granting privileges over the data, granting
or denying access to users as appropriate.
Data Engineer role
A data engineer collaborates with stakeholders to design and
implement data-related assets that include data ingestion pipelines,
cleansing and transformation activities, and data stores for analytical
