Free webinar: 24+ hr/week of firefighting vs. 2 hours of strategy - How to prevent the dreaded DBA burnout

Free webinar: 24+ hr/week of firefighting vs. 2 hours of strategy - How to prevent the dreaded DBA burnout


Are your DBAs spending more time troubleshooting database issues than driving improvements? You're not alone.

More often than not, IT teams find themselves trapped in a cycle of troubleshooting performance issues, responding to incidents, managing unexpected outages, and handling endless alerts. Industry studies suggest that database professionals can spend up to 24+ hours every week dealing with operational issues, leaving very little time for optimization and innovation.

But what if you could reduce that burden and reclaim valuable hours every week?

Join us for a free webinar to learn how database observability can help teams move from constant firefighting to proactive database management.

Webinar details  

Title: 24+ hr/week of firefighting vs. 2 hours of strategy: How to prevent the dreaded DBA burnout

Date: July 15, 2026

Time: 6am GMT | 11am EDT

During this session, our experts will explore why DBA burnout is becoming a growing challenge and how modern observability practices can help teams identify issues faster, reduce operational stress, and improve database reliability.

What you'll learn  

  • Why DBA burnout is becoming a growing concern for modern IT teams, and what's driving the 24+ hours/week firefighting cycle.

  • The operational challenges created by hybrid cloud environments, multiple database platforms, and fragmented monitoring tools.

  • Why traditional monitoring approaches often fail to provide the visibility needed to prevent performance issues.

  • How database observability helps teams move beyond alerts to understand the root cause of problems faster.

  • The Find → Analyze → Fix framework for detecting, diagnosing, and resolving database issues more efficiently.

  • Practical techniques for reducing alert fatigue, accelerating root-cause analysis, and improving operational efficiency.

  • A live demonstration showing how observability can help teams go from Alert → Root Cause → Resolution in minutes.

  • How ManageEngine helps database teams improve visibility, reduce troubleshooting effort, and spend more time on strategic initiatives.

Who should attend?  

  • Database administrators (DBAs)

  • IT operations teams

  • Site reliability engineers (SREs)

  • Application support teams

  • Infrastructure and platform teams

  • IT leaders looking to improve operational efficiency

Reserve your spot today  

If your team is spending hours every week responding to database issues, this webinar will show you how to break the cycle.

Discover how to reclaim your time by shifting to proactive DB management to reduce DBA burnout, and spend it on strategic initiatives that move your business forward.

To learn how database observability can help turn 24+ hours of firefighting into just two hours of strategy - Register now!