Self-Driving Databases are Coming: What Next for DBAs?

Autonomous is quickly becoming one of the most talked about words in tech. A concept popularized by the automotive industry is quickly gaining traction in other areas, including datacenters. We're beginning to see the advent of autonomous databases that leverage machine learning to eliminate human labor and human error. In this new world, the database automatically patches, tunes, backs up and upgrades itself without intervention – all while the system remains up and running. The idea of a self-healing, evolving and autonomous software taking on human tasks – such as operating machinery – may be unsettling to some Sci-Fi enthusiasts, but others see the vast potential it will have when their jobs are freed from the mundane.