Is Remote Work the New Normal for DBAs?


An intriguing Office Hours question came in through my PollGab room.

Anatoli asked, “Is remote work the new normal for DBAs? What are the pros / cons?”

I happened to be teaching an online training class yesterday, so I asked my attendees where they were attending the class from.

The vast majority – 27 out of 30 students – were attending the class from home. Now, naturally the audience represents a biased sample, because not everyone’s employer is generous enough to pay for my training classes. It’s possible that this audience represents a luckier group than average.

Just out