Free SQL Server Training Webinar Series
Conferences,Database Administration,Database Maintenance,DBA Career,Speaking Schedule | February 12, 2010 | 12:11 pmSQLServerCentral.com, PragmaticWorks, and Wrox Press are sponsoring a series of free SQL Server webinars in February. Called the SQL Server 101 Series, the sessions include: Introduction to Managing a SQL Server Database with Jorge Segarra Beginning T-SQL with Patrick LeBlanc The Modern Resume with Steve Jones How to Become an Exceptional DBA with Brad McGehee ...read more
Speaking in Portland, OR and Tumwater, WA the Week of February 8th
Speaking Schedule | February 5, 2010 | 12:05 pmI’ll be speaking in Portland, OR and Tumwater, WA the week of February 8th, 2010. The details, and the session descriptions, are below. Hope to see you there. Oregon SQL Developers User Group Topic: Introduction to Graphical Execution Plans Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 When: 6:30 PM Where: KOIN Tower, Second Floor Conference Room, 222 ...read more
February Question: What is one of your best practices for making full backups and transactions log backups of your production databases?
Question of the Month | February 4, 2010 | 1:00 amPost your responses to the above SQL Aloha Question of the Month in the comments section below (at www.bradmcgehee.com if you are viewing this from a syndicated newsfeed). If you have more than one best practice you would like to offer, please enter each one as a separate comment. And don’t forget to enter your ...read more
Searching for Objects or Text Strings Using SQL Search
Database Administration,Free Stuff | February 3, 2010 | 4:09 pmAs a DBA, at one time or another, you will need to quickly find an object within a database, such as a table, view, or stored procedure. In other cases, it is handy to be able to search objects to locate specific text strings. Depending on which version of SQL Server you are using, you ...read more
Questions About SQL Server Backups
Database Administration,DBA Career,Opinion | | 10:32 amSQL Server backups are a “funny” topic to talk about. If you are talking with experienced DBAs, the topic of backups rarely surfaces, as this is a fundamental skill most DBAs learn early in their career. On the other hand, there are thousands of part-time, accidental DBAs who are tasked with making backups, and they ...read more
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