# For DBAs

> Date: September 1, 2026 | Author: admin

## Database Deployment Automation, Built for DBAs

Automate deployments and enforce policy - without losing the control and oversight that's your job to maintain.

Prevent configuration drift and out-of-process changes before they reach production.
See every change made - who, what, when, and why - across every environment.
Enforce your corporate standards automatically, without manual review of every change.

## TRUSTED BY THE WORLD'S LEADING ENTERPRISES

## What DBAs gain, in numbers

- **65%** DBA Team Productivity
- **15%** Downtime Reduction
- **95%** Bad Code Prevention
- **97%** Database Change Delivery Time

## Automation That Puts DBA Expertise in Control

DBmaestro automates repetitive manual checks, while every approval, policy, and decision point stays exactly where you put it.

### Deliver safely: 

Cut failure rates with governed release automation, source control, and compliance checks built into every deployment. 

### Enforce your standards: 

Set the policies once - DBmaestro enforces them automatically on every change, every time.

### Automate: 

Automate and remove repetitive manual checks without removing your oversight.

## Reduce risks & boost compliance

Enforce rules and policies automatically. Catch configuration drift and errors before release with pre-production code dry-runs. Every audit is automatic - always know who changed what, when, and why.

## Running IBM Db2? 
It belongs in the same pipeline.

Db2 for z/OS and LUW runs through the same governed pipeline: releases automated, policy gates before production, and every approval still yours. DBmaestro is also an IBM OEM partner, so it can sit on your existing IBM agreement.

## What DBmaestro’s customers are saying 

DBmaestro works with the world’s leading companies across a wide range of regulated industries.

> "DBmaestro allows us to enforce that whatever goes to production is the same package, the same code, the same release that went into dev or QA. As soon as we give an application, a pipeline takes minutes - and it took hours and days before."
> — John Ekka, DevOps & Automation Lead

> "We started with one manual release every three weeks - now we’re at 2,300 releases per month."
> — Senior Director, Engineering, DevOps & Site Reliability

> "DevOps and data warehouses have a bright future together with DBmaestro."
> — Paulo Monteiro, Software & Data Engineering Manager

> "DBmaestro allowed us to control changes made to the database and promote those changes in an easy and controlled way."
> — Tim McKean, Data Architect, Elevance Health

> "By embedding DBmaestro’s database DevOps suite into our ecosystem, we’re removing one of the last barriers to true end-to-end DevOps."
> — IBM DevOps Automation, Strategic Business Partner


## Not a DBA? See how DBmaestro benefits other teams in your organization

## FAQ

### Does automation remove DBA control over databases?

No. Automation formalizes control through policies, approvals, and audit trails while eliminating repetitive manual work.

### How do DBAs handle emergency fixes in automated environments?

Emergency changes can still be applied, but they are tracked, reconciled, and audited to prevent long-term drift.

### Can DBAs enforce standards without becoming bottlenecks?

Yes. Automated policies enforce standards consistently without requiring manual reviews for every change, decreasing bottlenecks and increasing DBA productivity.

### How does automation help DBAs in audits?

Automated documentation and change histories eliminate the need to manually reconstruct what changed and why.

### Will automation increase DBA workload initially?

There may be an initial setup effort, but long-term workload is reduced as manual deployments and firefighting decrease.

### Keep control, lose the manual work - see it on your own 
databases and policies.

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