Andy Warren

I started my SQL journey here at SQLServerCentral as one of the founders, helping to build a place to share and learn that continues to thrive under the editorial guidance of my friend Steve Jones. I've done a lot of volunteer work over the years ranging from our local SQL group (oPASS, SQLOrlando) to serving on the Board of Directors of PASS to designing and building the framework of SQLSaturday (which has gone on to produce more than 1000 locally managed events since we started in 2007). These days I manage a DBA team, but over the years I've been a trainer, consultant, contractor, and DBA. I'm rarely present on social media, the best way to contact me is here, LinkedIn, or via email.

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Init From Backup

Replication can be confusing to many new SQL Server DBAs and some of the optmizations are not well described in Books Online. SQL Server replication expert and trainer Andy Warren brings us a technique for initializing replication without a snapshot.

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2008-02-07

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IT Transparency

How can IT get along better with the rest of the business? Often a SQL Server DBA isn't in charge, but you can influence others and make everything work smoother with a little effort. Andy Warren gives you some tips and tricks that have worked well in the past.

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2008-01-29

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The Long Tail

Another book I read recently, The Long Tail by Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine goes into detail talking about some of the changes...

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