November 18, 2011 at 12:21 am
I am Jr. SQL DBA, completed 1 year working with SQL Server. Completed MCTS certification for SQL SERVER 2008.
I want to learn more about the technologies that surround SQL Server. Please share your thoughts ....
Sagar Sonawane
** Every DBA has his day!!:cool:
November 18, 2011 at 12:28 am
technologies that surround SQL Server
I am novice than you. Can you give me an example?
November 18, 2011 at 12:31 am
VMware ESX/vSphere virtualization, Storage and Storage Area Networks (SANs) ....etc
Sagar Sonawane
** Every DBA has his day!!:cool:
November 18, 2011 at 12:50 am
I dont know much on Virtualization, Storage Area networks..... as per my knowledge these are used mostly in Large Environments..... please guide on the same and any other relavant technology ...
Sagar Sonawane
** Every DBA has his day!!:cool:
November 18, 2011 at 6:24 am
That's just so open-ended... How are you at query tuning? Are you an SSIS expert? What about hardware, do much with hardware? Networking? Virtuals? SANs? Performance Monitoring? Operating Systems? The list is just completely endless. I'm just not sure what you're asking for here. What you delve into and expand on depends on where your predilections lie and what people will pay you for. There's too much to make suggestions without a lot more guidance from you what it is you expect us to tell you.
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November 18, 2011 at 6:41 am
And note that you cannot possibly learn more than the basics about everything around SQL. There's just so much that it's impossible to become an expert on all of it (hell, it's impossible to be an expert on everything in SQL)
To add a few more things:
.Net framework (and CLR)
Data Access Libraries (ADO.Net, JDBC, OLEDB, ODBC, etc)
Entity Framework
Reporting Services
Excel (powerpivot, power view, etc)
Analysis Services
...
..
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Start with Google, really, there's so much written that you should start with web searches and ask questions on specific things you don't understand.
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
November 18, 2011 at 8:53 am
I'm in agreement with both Grant and Gail.
Your training time would be much better used if focusing on what should be your area of expertise which is to be a damn good DBA.
Believe me, with one year on the job you are barely scratching the surface of it. 🙂
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Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.November 18, 2011 at 8:59 am
PaulB-TheOneAndOnly (11/18/2011)
I'm in agreement with both Grant and Gail.Your training time would be much better used if focusing on what should be your area of expertise which is to be a damn good DBA.
Believe me, with one year on the job you are barely scratching the surface of it. 🙂
Ya, how are you with sql 7,8,9,10,11 and 12?
Once you start to understand your way around 2008, go up & down a few versions just to see how much you don't know :w00t:.
I reckon 3-6 months on each version is not too much just to get the major differences in each of them.
November 20, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Really thankful for your guidelines, Grant and Gail & Paul.
Now my thoughts are very clear 🙂
Sagar Sonawane
** Every DBA has his day!!:cool:
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