The debaters were organized into a three-person "no" team, which argued that DBAs are no longer needed, and a three-person "yes" team, which argued that DBAs are still needed.
Representing the "no" team, veteran DBA and developer George Dobbs kicked the debate off by casually opening and sipping a beer, making the point that more automation will lead to more vacation time.
"Information is a good thing; data is a necessary evil," he said. "DBAs are middlemen, not providers. Companies need analysis and knowledge, not redo logs, tablespaces, DDL, DML, etc."
Consultant and author Gaja Krishna Vaidyanatha rebutted on behalf of the "yes" team by making a comparison to the recently launched mega-plane, the Airbus A380.
"Sure, there are automated systems on board, but there will always need to be a pilot," he said, prompting loud cheers from the audience.
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