DevConnections Offers DBAs Many Options for Training
SQL Server Connections | January 31, 2012 | 3:01 pmAs we have done for the last several years, SQLServerCentral.com will be offering its own track at SQL Server Connections (a part of the greater DevConnections event) in Las Vegas, NV, on March 26-29, at the MGM Grand Hotel. This is in addition to the SQL Server tracks that are being chaired by Paul Randal ...read more
DBAs and the Career-Life Balance
DBA Career,Opinion | January 20, 2012 | 11:37 amReprinted from my editorial in Database Weekly. I know a lot of DBAs who make SQL Server the focus of their life. In many ways, if you want to be an exceptional DBA, and stand out from the crowd, you don’t have a lot of choice about devoting a lot of time to your career. ...read more
What’s Wrong with this Picture: A Database Misconfiguration Well Demonstrated
Database Administration | January 6, 2012 | 3:35 pmRecently, I was doing some testing/playing around on a particular database on my home test servers. After I was done, I checked out the “Data/Log Files Autogrowth/Autoshrink” portion of the “Disk Usage” report for the database, which is shown below. While I might expect to see results like this on a test box, I would ...read more
Have You Planned Which SQL Server Events You Will be Attending in 2012?
Conferences,DBA Career,PASS,Speaking Schedule,SQL Server Connections | January 4, 2012 | 3:02 pm2012 is already upon us and I have been busy working on my travel schedule for this year. It is still incomplete, but I have many events scheduled, and I am leaving room for some additional events as they are announced. So how about you, have your scheduled the training events you want to attend ...read more
January Question: What feature(s) of SQL Server would you like to learn more about?
Question of the Month | | 1:15 pmAlthough SQL Server 2012 coming out this year, I think some of us are still trying to catch up with all the new features introduced in SQL Server 2008. SQL Server has become so feature-laden, I think it is becoming harder and harder to keep up. With this in mind, this month’s qustion is “What ...read more
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