Yeah I guess these days it's easier to setup a DB if you have a cloud env. Also most companies don't need (or want) their DB optimized by an expert. Why did you move to cloud architecture?
Maybe most. But as someone supporting a company that has few TBs of data for SQL Server database to run Dynamics AX - they really appreciate when DBA makes their business run smoothly and get reports or calculate orders on time.
And I encounter multiple companies where they should need a touch of a DBA - weird database design that bites the business side of things.
Agreed, I've seen several examples of this.