SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Connections This Week
Conferences,Speaking Schedule,SQL Server Connections | October 31, 2010 | 2:22 pmIf you are attending SQL Server Connections this week in Las Vegas, be sure to attend some of the sessions at the SQLServerCentral.com track to be held on Wednesday, November 3 and Thursday, November 4. The SQLServerCentral.com track includes four speakers presenting a total of nine different session. If you recognize any of the following ...read more
How Often Do You Run CHECKDB Against Your Databases?
Database Administration,Database Maintenance | October 20, 2010 | 5:24 pmI recently ran a poll, asking DBAs how often they ran DBCC CHECKDB against their databases. Compared to some of the polls I have run recently, I was somewhat pleasantly surprised by the results. My first pleasant surprise was that at least 90% of those polled knew what DBCC CHECKDB was. This is a good ...read more
When Times are Tough, Do You Rise to the Occasion?
Opinion | October 17, 2010 | 11:06 amThis is a reprint of my editorial in Database Weekly. Scenario One: The new third-party application, purchased by your company without your involvement, is performing poorly on SQL Server. As the DBA, you are getting a lot of flak from users and management, but your hands are severely tied as to what you can do ...read more
SQL Server Database Maintenance Checklist
Database Administration,Database Maintenance | October 4, 2010 | 7:01 amIn this blog post, I continue my series of SQL Server Health Checklists that I am developing for a new book I am writing. The focus of this checklist is database maintenance. Database maintenance includes a defined set of proactive tasks that a DBA needs to perform on a periodic basis to help ensure that ...read more
October Question: Tell us about your favorite experience as a participant in the SQL Server community.
Question of the Month | October 1, 2010 | 1:00 amThere is a thriving world-wide DBA community that offers many opportunties meet other DBAs, to learn from others, and to share your knowledge. Based on your personal experience, tell us about your favorite experience as a participant in the SQL Server community. For example, tell us about meeting someone new, something you have learned from ...read more
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