Online MBAs are everywhere in this day and age, so it was only a matter of time before online DBA programs came onto the scene. Through gaining a doctorate in business administration, business professionals can better compete in a changing and increasingly online-based business environment. Through attaining and eventually earning an online dba degree, they make themselves stronger and help themselves stand out from the sea of candidates for every single business position out there; and through earning an online DBA in a less than traditional way, these business professionals are proving to prospective employers that they understand the wave of the future is the Internet. They show web savvy through taking courses and completing them online, they show innovation by mixing their class work in with their full-time job or other tasks, and they show motivation by earning degrees in shorter spans of time than traditional programs could offer.