rukhsar1101 (9/18/2012)
Hello,I hav just joint this forum.
I have to ask few things.
I have worked with SQL 2000 and basic 2005.database design.
I've planned to work as a DBA ,but not sure where to start my education for a DBA.
plannign to do some certifications too.
Can anyone help me here?
Practice, practice, practice!
Answer questions posted to this forum. Try out new ideas, concepts and techniques on your own.
Book learning can be dry, so you need to spice it up with the occasional challenge.
Most importantly, sleep with a SQL Server under your pillow. You'd be amazed what your unconscious mind can absorb. 🙂
My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?
My advice:
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.
Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?[/url]
Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
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