The complexity of modern day database environments require 24x7x365 attention to detect and immediately address any issues that may occur. However, tight IT budgets and an uneven day-to-day DBA workload often do not justify more than a single in-house DBA resource for support. But, putting total reliability into a single DBA resource is a risky proposition. In this article, I’ll explain why employing a Remote DBA Service that utilizes a team to support your database environment provides a more reliable and cost-efficient approach to database support.