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Should DBAs be Paid Overtime?

For the past several weeks, I have been running a poll on www.bradmcgehee.com, asking visitors if they thought that DBAs should be paid for off-hours work? With 259 votes, its very clear (see the graph below) that most DBAs think they should be paid overtime. Unfortunately, this is usually not the case.

Most DBAs work on ...read more

Speaking in Cambridge, England March 24, 2010

If you are near Cambridge, England, I will be speaking at the Cambridge SQL Server Users Group on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.

SQLBits 6 to Be Held in London, April 16, 2010

The upcoming SQLBits 6, to be held Friday, April 16, 2010, will be held at the Church House Conference Centre in Westminster, London, England. This full day, free event will be themed around SQL Server performance and scalability.
Currently, the call for speakers is open, and if you would like to submit session abstracts for ...read more

Where Do You Look on the Internet for SQL Server Jobs?

I recently had a SQL Server DBA write to me that they were going to be laid off, and they asked me if I had any special insight into what are the best websites to look for SQL Server-related jobs. I haven’t looked for a SQL Server job in a long time, so I didn’t ...read more

Adventures in Webinar Presentations

Over the past several years, I have given 2-3 live web presentations a year, and I have always found them to be an adventure. In other words, there always seems to be one problem or another.
Sometimes the meeting software used is not very cooperative, connection speeds vary (or drop), recordings don’t record as expected, and ...read more

2010 MVP Summit Held This Week

If you can’t tell what is happening in the above photo, you won’t be alone. Today, at the opening keynote at the 2010 MVP Summit, the audience of nearly 1,400 Microsoft MVPs, from over 70 countries, got to see one of Seattle’s most famous traditions, the Pike Place Fish Market fish toss on stage. Microsoft ...read more

SQL Server 2005 & 2008 SP Release Dates

Microsoft has announced that Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 will be released in the third quarter of 2010, and that Service Pack 4 for SQL Server 2005 will be released in the fourth quarter of 2010. Find out more here.

PASS is Seeking Program Committee Volunteers

The sessions presented at the PASS Community Summit are selected by volunteers from the PASS Program Committee. If you would like to volunteer some of your time to review session abstracts, and help make recommendations as to which sessions will be offered at the PASS 2010 Community Summit, then you need to fill out a ...read more