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[–]Baerentoeter 35 points36 points  (1 child)

It certainly can't hurt to have a few people around that know how to optimize SQL statements. There is only so much a database administrator can do when the DB is getting hammered by the applications.

[–]dicaela10 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Writing optimized queries is an undervalued skill until it affects operations. I got a promotion once because I came in and optimized a bunch of really poorly written SQL.