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Important Alerts for SQL Server

Posted on October 18, 2012 by way0utwest

One of the things that I think is extremely important for DBAs and really anyone that has to administer a SQL Server instance is a set of alerts on various items that might occur. I ran across Glenn Berry’s article … Continue reading →

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Manage By Delegation

Posted on October 17, 2012 by way0utwest

More and more SQL Server instances are being deployed all the time. In fact, with the ease with which we can build a new virtual machine (VM) through snapshotting and cloning, it seems that many administrators are finding that the … Continue reading →

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(Mis)Using DBCC Page

Posted on October 15, 2012 by way0utwest

In one of my presentations recently I was recommending DBCC CHECKDB on every database every day. I realize that isn’t always possible or practical, so I noted that if you don’t have resources on your production server, or enough spare … Continue reading →

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Database Maintenance Essentials – Resources

Posted on October 1, 2012 by way0utwest

I told people in New York at SQL in the City that I’d post some resources on the blog from my talk. My apologies for not getting it done over the weekend, but during a little downtime in Austin I’m … Continue reading →

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