What’s Your Ideal DBA Job?
DBA Career, Opinion | June 29, 2009 | 12:26 pmAs a DBA, you most often have little control over what duties you perform, how much time you allocate to specific tasks, your work environment and, of course, your salary and benefits. Here is what I was thinking: If you could “design” yourself the perfect DBA job, what would it entail? To get you started ...read more
How to Identify Important Characteristics for a DBA Job Candidate
DBA Career | June 23, 2009 | 1:27 pmIn the last year or so, there have been a lot of articles, blog entries,and forum posts on the kinds of technical questions hiring managers can ask a prospective DBA candidate in order to determine their technical proficiency. While technical skills are important for a DBA, I think a lot of hiring managers place too ...read more
Support Your Local SQL Server User’s Group
Opinion, User Groups | June 9, 2009 | 12:29 pmSQL Server user groups can be a powerful tool in advancing your DBA career. I attend dozens of them every year, and I can personally vouch that taking a few hours out of your busy schedule each month to attend a meeting can produce a high rate of return. For example:
Learn Something New: The focus ...read more
SQLServerCentral.Com to Offer SQL Server Track at SQL Server Connections
SQL Server Connections | June 4, 2009 | 8:41 amI have spoken at many conferences over the years, including the PASS Community Summit and SQL Server Connections, and one of the things I have noticed is that there is very little overlap between the DBAs and developers who attend each of these conferences. There seems to be a group who likes to attend the ...read more
Does Maturity Make a DBA?
Opinion | June 1, 2009 | 12:20 pmI have been a DBA for about 14 years, and I have been fortunate to meet hundreds of other DBAs throughout my career, many of whom are now my friends, even though most of them live thousands of miles away from me.
While there are exceptions, most of the DBAs *I* have met seem to fit ...read more
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