DBA Career - Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the DBA Career category.
Tips & Tricks for DBAs Writing Their First Article
DBA Career | January 20, 2011 | 7:22 amI have been writing full or part-time for nearly 30 years, and I have written and edited hundreds of articles. Because of my background, I often get questions for advice on how to write articles, especially from DBAs who have never written an article before. These DBAs want to learn how to write articles because ...read more
Most Popular SQL Server Events
Conferences,DBA Career | January 3, 2011 | 6:15 amI recently held a poll on my blog, asking people if they had attended any SQL Server events in the past year. As you can see from the results on the right, just over 90% of the poll takers attended one or more SQL Server events in 2010, which I think is a great number. ...read more
How Do You Work When You are Not at Work?
DBA Career,Opinion | December 13, 2010 | 2:24 pmFrom my Database Weekly editorial. Most of us DBAs don’t work in a standard 40-hour a week job. We often have to work late, work weekends, and be on call just in case a problem arises. If you’ve been a DBA for a really long time, you still remember the days before the Internet, VPN ...read more
2010 DBA of the Year Will be Awarded at SQLServerCentral.com PASS Opening Night Party
Conferences,DBA Career,News | November 6, 2010 | 9:36 amTracy Hamlin, selected as the 2010 DBA of the Year, will be awarded her trophy at this year’s SQLServerCentral.com PASS opening night party. If you are attending PASS, and the party, be sure to attend the short awards ceremony, which starts at 9:00PM. The ceremony will be hosted by myself and SQL Server MVP Rodney ...read more
Interview with SQL Server MVP Allen White
Database Administration,DBA Career,SQL Server Connections | September 8, 2010 | 8:49 amThis is the third and last in a series of interviews with speakers presenting at the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL Server Connections in November 2010. This interview is with SQL Server MVP Allen White (blog | Twitter). Tell us about yourself Allen. After starting out as a theatre major, I got an Associate’s Degree in ...read more
Please don’t Tweet this, but…
DBA Career,Opinion | September 7, 2010 | 9:49 amThis is reprinted from my editorial in Database Weekly. During some recent conversations, I’ve noticed an increasing tendency for people to precede a disclosure or opinion with a proviso such as “Please don’t tweet/blog about this, but…” It’s an interesting indication that, with the advent and growth of social media, has come an increasing concern ...read more
Interview with the Intrepid Buck Woody
Database Administration,DBA Career,SQL Server Connections | September 2, 2010 | 1:00 amThis is the second in a series of interviews with speakers presenting at the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL Server Connections in November 2010. This interview is with Buck Woody, a SQL Server Senior Technical Specialist for Microsoft (blog | Twitter). Tell us about yourself Buck. Wow – I’m kind of old, so that would take ...read more
Interview with SQL Server MVP Glenn Berry
Database Administration,DBA Career,SQL Server Connections | August 31, 2010 | 11:19 amThis is a first of a series of interviews with speakers presenting at the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL Server Connections in November 2010. This interview is with SQL Server MVP Glenn Berry (blog | Twitter). Tell us a little about yourself Glenn. After high school, I spent four years in the Marine Corps, serving ...read more
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