Hey everyone! I'm curious about how modern teams tackle database operations in a production setting, especially when their company is too small to hire a dedicated database engineer. Personally, I find it quite time-consuming. I'd love to hear about your experiences. If you could share the following details, that would be awesome:
1. Your role in the company
2. The industry you're in
3. The size of your company
4. Your tech stack
5. Any setups you've implemented to streamline operations
Thanks a lot for your help!
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In my case, I'm a Senior Developer working in the e-commerce sector with about 60 people in the company. We primarily use Next.js, Node, and PostgreSQL. We do have backups and monitoring set up via CloudWatch, and one of my colleagues takes charge of that. They spent a lot of time on it since they transitioned from a software engineer to this role, dedicating around 60-70% of their time to database management.
Thanks for your input! Seems we're in similar situations. How are you managing incidents, performance issues, and security audits?