Tag Archives: administration

Monitoring Is Essential

Posted on November 12, 2012 by way0utwest

An old phrase used in business is that knowledge is power. When you understand more about a particular situation, you can develop solutions and better understand which ones would both suit your environment better and solve any issues faster. As … Continue reading →

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Database Maintenance Essentials

Posted on November 4, 2012 by way0utwest

Abstract: SQL Server requires a minimal level of maintenance to ensure that the platform functions at an optimum level without any unnecessary outages or problems. This talk will look at the basics of the maintenance operations that should be performed … Continue reading →

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DBA Support

Posted on October 26, 2012 by way0utwest

There was a time when I managed two production databases on SQL Server. Two. I had a development version of one database where we paused development for testing, and only two production databases to manage. Since I had to also … Continue reading →

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Two Steps Ahead

Posted on October 25, 2012 by way0utwest

  Exceptional DBAs do more than respond to events and issues in their environments. In many cases, I think they even go beyond using metrics that detect problematic activity on their systems before users notify them. I think the best DBAs … Continue reading →

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