News - Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the News category.
Microsoft Offers New Certification Exam Discount
DBA Career, News | August 27, 2010 | 4:07 pmIf you are intending to take any Microsoft Certification tests soon, you are in luck, because Microsoft has recently introduced a discount you will want to take advantage of. If you are willing to purchase a 2-exam or 3-exam certification pack, you will get a 15% discount off the cost of the exam’s regular price. ...read more
DBA Tracy Hamlin Wins the 2010 Exceptional DBA of the Year Award
DBA Career, News | August 20, 2010 | 8:49 am Tracy Hamlin (Twitter) has been voted as the 2010 Exceptional DBA of the Year by the SQL Server community. The annual awards program, hosted by SQL Server Central and sponsored by Red Gate Software, drew the largest number of community votes in its three-year history.
Tracy receives a trophy, full conference registration for the PASS ...read more
SQL Response v2 Early Access Program Open to Everyone
News | July 16, 2010 | 2:09 pmRed Gate Software has recently opened up its SQL Response v2 Early Release Program (EAP), and is inviting anyone who is interested to download the application, test it, and provide feedback. This is your opportunity to help SQL Response’s developers to create a great product that every DBA will want to use.
PAL 2.0 Beta Released
Database Administration, Free Stuff, News, Performance Tuning | July 2, 2010 | 4:25 pmBack in 2008, I wrote a blog post about version 1 of the Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) tool. This free tool, available from pal.codeplex.com, has been enhanced, and Version 2.0, Beta 1.1, is currently available for download. I have just downloaded and installed it myself, although I haven’t had much chance to use it ...read more
Vote for the Exceptional DBA of the Year
DBA Career, News | June 23, 2010 | 1:00 amStarting today, you can vote for the 2010 Exceptional DBA of the Year. All of the nominations have been reviewed by a panel of judges, and six have been selected to be voted on by the SQL Server community. The winner will not only receive the recognition of being the 2010 Exceptional DBA of the ...read more
SQLBits 7 to be Held in York September 30 – October 2, 2010
Conferences, News | June 21, 2010 | 9:02 amSQLBits—The 7 Wonders of SQL Conference—will be held in York, England, September 30 through October 2, 2010. SQLBits is the largest SQL Server conference held in Europe, and this three-day event will be held at York University, allowing up to 500 SQL Server professionals to attend.
Nominations for the 2010 Exceptional DBA Award are Now Open
DBA Career, News | May 3, 2010 | 6:16 pmSQLServerCentral.com, along with Red Gate Software, are glad to announce that nominations for the 2010 Exceptional DBA Awards are now open. Three years ago, the award was established to help bring about more awareness regarding the importance of the DBA role among the IT community. The first ever Exceptional DBA Award went to Dan McClain ...read more
Besides Being a DBA, Do You Also Happen to be an Exchange Administrator?
News | April 23, 2010 | 10:08 amI know a lot of DBAs fall into the category of part-time DBAs, because they work in small IT shops and they often have to wear many hats. I have actually never shared this secret before, but I was an Exchange Administrator before became becoming a full-time DBA, back in the old days when Exchange ...read more
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