What is an “operational” DBA?
On Facebook last night, I posted the following:
An operational DBA isn’t just a manager of a traditional RDBMS, transactional system....
2014-06-27
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Brian Kelley
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“A good DBA is a lazy DBA”
I’m borrowing from Andy Leonard (blog | twitter) who says all the time, “Good engineers are lazy.”
If you’re thinking, “Why would I want (to...
2014-06-25
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Service Packs coming for SQL Server 2008/2008 R2
I’m not prophetic, I promise. However, some good news on the service pack front with regards to SQL Server 2008...
2014-06-02 (first published: 2014-05-30)
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Do you apply SQL Server Cumulative Updates?
I think Steve Jones makes a great point here with respect to cumulative updates:
“This is one reason I’ve been hesitant...
2014-05-30 (first published: 2014-05-28)
6,868 reads
Minimize permissions for file locations
When we talk about security, we often point to the Point of Least Privilege. I write a lot about applying...
2014-05-23 (first published: 2014-05-16)
1,738 reads
The Scary DBA Comes to Columbia, SC
*sound of glass crashing* *cue theme music*
(in a wrestling announcer’s shocked voice) “It can’t be! He’s not supposed to be...
2014-05-09
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Understanding the Three A’s of Security for SQL Server
Do you know what the “Three A’s of Security” are and how they apply to Microsoft SQL Server? Let’s look...
2014-05-01 (first published: 2014-04-22)
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Encrypt usernames and passwords stored in files
I was looking at a product recently and came across a rather unpleasant surprise: the install instructions specified that I...
2014-04-02
3,336 reads
Speaking at Midlands PASS Chapter tonight
The Midlands PASS Chapter is an official PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) chapter located in Columbia, SC. It’s free...
2014-03-13
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A summary of the SQL Server security #datachat is live
Recently I posted about participating in a #datachat about SQL Server security. As it turned out, we didn’t talk about...
2014-03-12
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Blogs
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
Questions and Answers from Running a Local LLM
By Steve Jones
I had a few random questions from my Running a Local LLM on Your...
Overview of Claude AI Models: Which One to Choose?
By Arun Sirpal
For those entering the AI space whether professionally or personally I wanted to give...
Forums
A question about how to store the address in the database
I have an app that has an address field on the customer and the...
SSIS package failing intermittently on last Excel Component
Good Afternoon, I have a Job which "fires" off an SSIS package (that is...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: JSON_ARRAYAGG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item T-SQL in SQL Server 2025:...
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Multiple Sequence Values
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