Tag Archives: administration

Placeholders for Emergencies

Posted on November 24, 2014 by way0utwest

A long time ago I worked in a large corporation where we managed lots of servers, each of which performed a variety of different functions. Some were Exchange, some SQL, some file servers, etc. and they would come and go … Continue reading →

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How Often Does Production Drift?

Posted on November 24, 2014 by way0utwest

One of the new products that Red Gate Software is working on is SQL Lighthouse, which is designed to track and alert you on “database drift“, which are the changes in your schema. I hadn’t really heard the concept in the past, though … Continue reading →

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Prepping for Winter

Posted on November 17, 2014 by way0utwest

Living on a ranch in Colorado means that we have to prepare for winter in a way that we don’t worry about other seasons. Taking care of livestock when the weather gets cold (and snowy) presents challenges, and since it … Continue reading →

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Avoiding a DBA’s Worst Days with Monitoring

Posted on October 24, 2014 by way0utwest

SQL in the City Abstract: When things go wrong with a database, it can be the start of the worst day of a DBA’s life. Join Steve Jones as he examines the problems uncovered by The DBA Team and how … Continue reading →

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