Database Users

Database Users


Users may be divided into those who actually use and control the content (called “Actors on the Scene”) and those who enable the database to be developed and the DBMS software to be designed and implemented (called “Workers Behind the Scene”).


Actors on the Scene
Database Administrators
Administrating the database & the DBMS

Responsibilities :-
Authorizing access to the database
Coordinating and monitoring the use of database
Acquiring software and hardware resources as needed
Accountable for problems such as breach of security or poor system response time

Database Designers
Responsible for identifying the data to be stored in the database and for choosing appropriate structures to represent and store this data

Responsibilities :-
 Communicate with all prospective database users, in order to understand their requirement
Identifying the data to be stored in the database
Choosing appropriate structures to represent and store this data
Develop a view of the database that meets the data and processing requirements