I was looking at the list of topics I have talked about in my “What Counts for a DBA” posts over the years, and a topic really stood out as a topic I have not touched. To be fair, it is really the most essential aspect. One aspect that, if not truly understood and taken on by the DBA (and really any user with superpowers on any computing system), significant problems are going to occur. It is often discussed that data is power, but this is 100% not the attitude you should have if you are the