Tag Archives: administration

Is the Time of the DBA Ending?

Posted on March 4, 2022 by way0utwest

I ran across a piece on the fall of the DBA (or part of a piece), and wondered if this is the time when the DBA is disappearing. I do know that plenty of organizations never formally adopted the DBA … Continue reading →

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Backup Architecture

Posted on February 21, 2022 by way0utwest

I saw a question posted recently on what data is included in a full SQL Server database backup. I hadn’t seen that question in some time, but the post was a good reminder that this is not an intuitive concept, … Continue reading →

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New Tagging in SQL Monitor to Keep Organized

Posted on February 14, 2022 by way0utwest

I recently got an update from the SQL Monitor PM on the progress we’ve made across all the teams. We have a number focusing on different aspects of the product, and they’ve built an impressive produce over the years. I … Continue reading →

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Think Marathon, not Sprint

Posted on February 2, 2022 by way0utwest

I saw an article about automating responses to security issues being a marathon not a sprint. The articles gives a few examples of different levels of automation response to situations, noting that each of this is a different level of … Continue reading →

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