DBA Career - Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the DBA Career category.
Exceptional DBA Awards 2012
DBA Career | June 11, 2012 | 8:54 amReprinted from my editorial in the Simple-Talk Newsletter. It’s hard to believe, but it was five years ago that Red Gate Software started sponsoring the Exceptional DBA of the Year Awards. The award, which was inspired by my book: How to Become an Exceptional DBA, has uncovered a number of DBAs who might otherwise not have ...read more
The SQL in the City US Tour
Conferences,DBA Career,Free Stuff,Speaking Schedule | May 29, 2012 | 11:38 amIf you haven’t heard yet, Red Gate Software is sponsoring a six city tour of the United States of its SQL in the City conference. This one day free conference will be held at the following cities. New York, NY: Friday, September 28, 2012 Austin, TX: Monday, October 1, 2012 San Francisco, CA: Wednesday, ...read more
SQL Server 2012 Certifications Revamped
DBA Career,Opinion | May 21, 2012 | 8:58 amReprinted from my Database Weekly editorial. Forget what you thought you knew about SQL Server certification, as Microsoft has completely redesigned the SQL Server 2012 certification program, making is more difficult, costly, and time-consuming to attain. In addition, whether you like it or not, not only will you need to know how to administer SQL ...read more
Enter the 2012 Exceptional DBA of the Year Awards
DBA Career | May 14, 2012 | 4:00 pmI was just at SQLRally in Dallas, and I was speaking to a DBA friend of mine over lunch. He made the comment that his manager thought he spent too much time at work taking care of the organization’s data. He told me that he spent so much time at his job because he wanted ...read more
Favorite DBA Books
Books,Database Administration,DBA Career | May 1, 2012 | 4:38 pmIn the April 2012 Question of the Month, I asked readers to tell me their favorite DBA books. I have compiled the results, and below are the most popular books my blog’s readers picked. If you are looking for a good SQL Server book to learn from, then you might want to consider reading one ...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
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
The Day-to-Day Tasks of the Average DBA
DBA Career | December 8, 2011 | 2:00 amDBAs (Database Administrators) perform many different tasks, and one way to explain what a DBA is, is to describe the kinds of tasks they perform on a regular basis. The following lists some of the most common tasks performed by the average DBA, from A to Z.
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