The DBAs Guide to Expectation Management
Your customers expectations are their primary measure of your success. How well are you managing them?
You’re reading The DBAs Guide...
2011-03-30
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John Sansom
How To Really Listen
One of the most undervalued skills that an individual can possess is the ability to listen. Are you really hearing...
2011-03-29
1,635 reads
Think Like a Customer
This is the most important and essential first step for a DBA on the journey to providing outstanding customer service....
2011-03-28
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5 Days to Outstanding DBA Customer Service
Outstanding Customer Service in 5 days
Your success as a Data Professional is directly dependant to the quality of service you...
2011-03-27
661 reads
SQL Server Crossword #3 – Solution
Here’s the solution to SQL Server Crossword #3.
I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know if you would like me...
2011-03-27
1,019 reads
SQL Server Crossword #3
To mark my 30th Birthday today, as promised here’s a SQL Server Crossword for you to enjoy. You can find the previous...
2011-03-21
1,402 reads
How to Raise Your Game by Doing Nothing
What if I told you that you could become a more effective Database Administrator by doing nothing?
That’s right, in this...
2011-03-08
481 reads
How to Get a Head Start on Performance Tuning
The problem with performance tuning is that it is commonly considered as secondary to the task at hand rather than...
2011-03-01
721 reads
5 Things Every DBA Should NOT Do
Earlier in the month I shared with you 10 Things That Every DBA Should Do and so it only seems natural...
2011-02-22
3,601 reads
London UK SQL Server User Group – It’s Back!
"We're back with a Bang!"
In case you missed it, being tucked away amongst all the other UK SQL Server User...
2011-02-21
645 reads
Blogs
KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 4
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Someone hacked Digitown's municipality and stole classified documents. 45 million rows of router traffic,...
EightKB 2026 – Schedule and Registration
Hello Hello, We. Are. Back! The schedule for EightKB 2026 Edition has been announced!...
Killing Explicit Sort Steps in Redshift with the Right SORTKEY
You paste a slow Redshift query plan into PlanTrace and one of the tuning...
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Displaying Money
I want to get the currency sign displayed with my amount stored in a money type. Does this work?
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