SQLServerCentral.com Articles tagged Management

Insensitivity: A Good Technique?

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:00:00 UT

This article explores the place of emotion among knowledge workers doing team-based design activities.

Top 5 hard-earned Lessons of a DBA
New! Part 4, ‘Disturbing Development’ by Grant Fritchey, features the return of Joe Deebeeay and a server-threatening encounter with ORMs - read it here

Me, myself and Powershell

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:00:00 UT

Why should any SQLserver administrator, DBA, or Developer be interested in Powershell? Johan Bijens presents a few reasons today.

SQL Server Management Features vs Oracle Database Management Features

Thu, 06 May 2010 06:00:00 UT

The usefulness and utility of the SQL Server Agent cannot be overstated. Oracle Database supports the automatic starting of an instance, so whatever is associated with the Oracle instance can also be started along with the instance. The same holds true with the SQL Server instance and its agent service.

Bonuses – Management Inequalities

Wed, 06 May 2009 06:00:00 UT

If you own a business, I believe that you have a right to make more money than the rest of your employees. You are taking on a risk, and greater risk should result in greater reward, at least that’s how capitalism is supposed to work. But what about management...

How to Get Management Buy-In for Software purchases

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:00:00 UT

There is a good chance that the process of purchasing software or hardware in your organization involves several people. DBAs will often initiate a request, but are not normally trained in the arts of influencing the management decision process to ensure that essentials get purchased. It is becoming essential to understand how to get Management support for software purchases. Dan offers nuggets of wisdom.

Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:00:00 UT

Over the years, I have assisted so many different clients whose transactional log file has become "too large" that I thought it would be helpful to write about it. The issue can be a system crippling problem, but can be easily avoided. Today I'll look at what causes your transaction logs to grow too large, and what you can do to curb the problem.