Tag Archives: administration

The Robot DBA

Posted on September 7, 2011 by way0utwest

This is the story of Manna, the manager of a fast food restaurant. It’s a great read, and perhaps a little shocking. Manna is a piece of software, reading sensors, reacting, and letting employees know what to do with a synthesized … Continue reading →

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Measurements

Posted on July 7, 2011 by way0utwest

“If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it” – Lord Kelvin. That’s a quote that comes from this blog post, talking about ways in which you might measure your performance. Numbers are not the only important thing to measure, and … Continue reading →

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Shrinking Databases

Posted on December 10, 2010 by way0utwest

Every time you shrink a database, an angel gets its wings torn off. Or Paul Randal feels a disturbance in The Force. In other words, don’t do it. But people continually do shrink databases. Despite the constant advice and guidance … Continue reading →

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Enterprise Management

Posted on November 5, 2010 by way0utwest

One of the things that I’ve had to do in my career is manage large numbers of servers. There was a time when two of us managed several hundred instances of SQL Server, and managed to do it very well … Continue reading →

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