Monthly Archives: July 2011

Vote for the 2011 Exceptional DBA of the Year Award

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It’s been my experience that most DBA’s aren’t properly recognized for their contributions to their organizations. As the “protectors of the organization’s data,” DBAs are one of the most important people in any organization. To help recognize the contributions of DBAs, the Exceptional DBA of the Year Awards was developed by Red Gate Software and SQLServerCentral.com to help bring about more awareness of what DBAs do and how important they are.

The 2011 nominees have been selected by the judges and they are:

  • Tom Hill
  • Jeff Moden
  • Colin Stasiuk
  • Scott Shaw
  • Chris Taylor

If you would like to help build awareness of the importance of DBAs to organizations, be sure to vote for your choice by visiting www.exceptionaldba.com. Selecting the winner will be tough, as all of the nominees are exceptional DBAs in their own right.

Learning From the Mistakes of Other DBAs

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I have been a judge for the Exceptional DBA of the Year Awards ever since its inception, and one of the questions that is asked on the application form is “What is the biggest mistake you have made as a DBA, and how did you deal with it”. This question produces some interesting answers, many of which provide important lessons for all DBAs. I have collected some of those responses from past years, not for the current 2011 Exceptional DBA of Year Awards entries, which I think you will find educational. I have edited these entries for readability and to remove any potential confidential information. Hopefully you will learn from these DBAs’ mistakes, and not make the same ones yourself.

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