Guest Columnist: Louis Davidson (@drsql)

Louis Davidson is willing to bet that a relatively small handful of lazy people have done more for the world than all of the hard working people combined.  Read more...

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Louis Davidson explains why DBAs often need a healthy dose of selective, enforced amnesia about the pain of previous failures.  Read more...

Louis Davidson describes why all DBAs should strive to be replaceable, and what that really means.  Read more...

In most organizations, the DBA team is seriously outnumbered by headstrong developers and clock driven managers, and "great" DBAs will often be outnumbered by...well...the not so great. In order to be heard in this environment, a DBA will not only need to be very skilled, but will also need a healthy dose of ego.  Read more...