Opinion - Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Opinion category.
Are Your Backups Really Safe?
Database Administration,Opinion | September 18, 2010 | 1:00 amThis editorial was originally published in the Simple-Talk newsletter. Imagine for a moment if you will. As a DBA, and as the protector of your organization’s data, you have implemented many safeguards to protect your data. You have set up periodic jobs to back up your databases; you check daily to ensure that the backups ...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
As a PASS Member, Don’t Forget to Vote in the 2010 PASS Board Elections
Opinion,PASS | September 1, 2010 | 9:07 amI just received my e-mail from PASS, which says, “As a PASS Member in Good Standing, you are entitled to vote in the 2010 PASS Board Elections.” I am not sure exactly what a “PASS Member in Good Standing” means, but I guess I qualify as the e-mail provided me with a link to vote. ...read more
It is Great to Get Feedback From My Readers
DBA Career,Opinion | July 12, 2010 | 10:48 amI get a lot of emails from people who read my blog, books, articles, and from people who have attended my presentations. I recently received the following email, which I particularly appreciated. While he has kind words to say, what really impressed me about this email was that the writer had taken my recommendations, and ...read more
Should DBAs Be the Protectors of Data?
Opinion | | 10:24 amOriginally published in the Database Weekly newsletter. I used to work at a large organization ($8 billion in revenues) as a SQL Server DBA. My immediate manager, who was a DB2 mainframe DBA, had worked for the organization for over 20 years, and he became a great mentor whom I grew to respect over the ...read more
Does Your Company Have a SQL Server DR Plan?
Database Administration,Opinion | June 29, 2010 | 3:51 pmThis past month I ran a poll asking this question: “Does your company have a formal, tested, disaster recovery plan for your SQL Servers.” While this was not a scientific poll, nor do I purport that it is representative of the real world, the results are still scary. As you can see, only about 9% ...read more
Travel Tips from an Intrepid Traveling DBA
DBA Career,Fun,Opinion | June 17, 2010 | 3:45 pmRecently, Buck Woody challenged myself, Paul Randal, and Brent Ozar to write a blog post on “How I Travel”. I have actually been thinking about blogging about this topic, but I wasn’t sure if anyone would be interested in hearing my travel tips, but since Buck put me up to this, I can blame him ...read more
Hawaii is Not Prometric Microsoft Certification Test Friendly
DBA Career,Opinion | June 15, 2010 | 10:49 amWhile I was at TechEd last week, I got a 50% off Microsoft Certification test voucher that expires on June 30, 2010. Since I had not yet taken any SQL Server 2008 certification tests, I decided that this would be a good opportunity to save a few dollars and take the test. I have been ...read more
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