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Who is the most important user of a database?
This question helps you get an understanding if they candidate knows who the “stars” are. And who are the stars? Well, everyone. That’s right. Every connection to a database server is as important as any other. What’s that? You say it is only a development server, so it is not that important? Well, a development server is considered a production server to a developer. In other words, every person and every connection is important, no matter if they sit in the corner office or not.
If the candidate lists out only a handful of people or groups as important and fails to understand that everyone is important, consider that a red flag.
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