John Greeson is a Database Administrator with over 15 years of experience managing a number of different platforms.  He believes there has never been a more exciting time to be in the data business.  With the improvements in open source platforms like PostgreSQL and MySQL, as well as the plethora of NoSQL platforms available, there have never been more tools in a DBA’s toolbelt.  It has also never been more challenging to keep informed of what is going on in this space.