• With the increasing popularity of the Internet and Internet marketing, as well as the vast demand for collection, storage and accessibility of information vital to the operation and prosperity of businesses, the job of database specialist has come to the forefront as a career that is growing and in high demand. Database specialists have a variety of duties within their organizations, and their role occupies a special place in the hierarchy of the modern business information technology department.
  
  

Providing Access

• Database specialists are required to initiate, maintain and monitor access to the database systems within a corporation. One of your duties may be to gain or already have proficiency in common database software like Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL. You may be responsible for monitoring a variety of data ranging from sensitive internal documents and employee information to payroll, customer files or inventory and sales data. Making the database functional and accessible is your main task at hand.
  
  

Maintaining Access

• Database specialists ensure that the data will remain accessible in the event of a system crash, malicious data attack or power loss. You will be responsible for backing up vital data and maintaining a current backup in order to make sure that the most current data can be restored in the case of one of these emergencies. In addition, you will be tasked with making sure this archival data is secured safely in the event of a fire or flood or other such physical catastrophe.
  
  

Education

• As the keeper of the company data, and the person who has developed the system and its rules, you may be required to show other employees how to use the system. You might be asked to create passwords or a security protocol that allows certain levels of access depending on job description.