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I need your advice, please

  • September 23, 2008 at 3:19 am

    #124744

    Hi all!

    I will try to be as short as I could...

    I used to be a DBA for about 4 years, was dealing with SQL Server 7 and 2000. I felt that I was OK on my job, not brilliant, but quite OK. Let say average level or even little above. Passed MCP on Administering and on Databases, both with rather high scores.

    Then for 5 years I was doing absolutely different work, which had nothing to do with SQL, databases, servers or whatsoever. Lots of SQL stuff if is not forgotten then for sure is not in active memory. So I guess the picture with me is clear.

    Now I have to get up to speed for DBA job again and I must do it really fast. 🙂 More on administrative part of it. On top of that I would have to deal mostly with SQL Server 2005 and even SQL Server 2008.

    Could you please give me some advices about which topics got most of changes and would require prioritized attention for DBA. Simply speaking what should I read/refresh/learn first of all to be able to efficiently start the job on newer systems?

    Thank you very much in advance!

    Sorry if my question sounds stupid...:unsure:

  • September 23, 2008 at 5:31 am

    #875559

    Well, never mind...

    I decided to start here

    Anycase, thanks for stopping by... 😉

  • September 23, 2008 at 5:38 am

    #875565

    Also read through the articles section here. Here are lots of very good info there.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

  • September 23, 2008 at 5:45 am

    #875568

    Already doing, pal 😉

    Thanks! 😀

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