The Layman’s View of the DBA
DBA Career | December 5, 2011 | 8:00 pmBy Steve Jones www.SQLServerCentral.com A DBA (Database Administrator) is someone who takes care of your data. When you place an order on Amazon.com, it’s the DBA who ensures the order is permanently recorded in the database. If one of the computers at Amazon fails, and they regularly do, the DBA can recover the data. The ...read more
DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 11
DBA in Space | | 9:00 amPart 1 of Question 11—The Question. Part 2 of Question 11:The follow up to the question. This is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal. This was a Friday task-related question and involves two key scenes. First, in what appears to be a video from a dead Miss Friday (aka Verity Blunt). She is ...read more
DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 10
DBA in Space | December 2, 2011 | 9:00 amThis is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal. Alien Brad is not looking very well (more boils), or very happy (there are tears on his face if you look closely). This is because he realizes that he has been “outed” by Miss Friday, and because of this, probably won’t make it home back ...read more
DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 9
DBA in Space | December 1, 2011 | 8:00 amThis is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal. Episode nine was filmed in the “Mars” exhibit. In this scene, alien Brad is feeling very homesick. Miss Friday starts the scene talking about the Mar Rovers, and alien Brad makes a bad joke about rovers breaking Martian traffic laws. Miss Friday continues the conversation, ...read more
December Question: When reflecting on this year, what has gone well, and what would you do differently?
Question of the Month | | 1:00 amDecember is the last month of the year, and is often a good time to reflect on the past year and think about the upcoming year. So, for this month’s question, “When reflecting on this year, what has gone well, and what would you do differently?”, tell us what went well for you, and why; ...read more
