It is very difficult to pinpoint what ails a server, just by looking at a single snapshot of the data, or to spot retrospectively what caused the problem by examining aggregated data for the server, collected over many months. The answer? Baselines.
2013-07-22
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In this session Louis Davidson, Microsoft MVP, discusses how being observant of the environment you work in can help you make sure that you are aware of the health of your database systems, as well as your career. You can watch the complete webinar here. Answers to any questions asked are further down the page, […]
2013-05-15
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Louis Davidson is willing to bet that a relatively small handful of lazy people have done more for the world than all of the hard working people combined.
2013-03-25
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Louis Davidson explains why DBAs often need a healthy dose of selective, enforced amnesia about the pain of previous failures.
2013-01-07
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Louis Davidson describes why all DBAs should strive to be replaceable, and what that really means.
2012-12-10
322 reads
In most organizations, the DBA team is seriously outnumbered by headstrong developers and clock driven managers, and "great" DBAs will often be outnumbered by...well...the not so great. In order to be heard in this environment, a DBA will not only need to be very skilled, but will also need a healthy dose of ego.
2012-09-03
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By Brian Kelley
This was announced last week at Microsoft Ignite and it's been covered by others...
By Rayis Imayev
"Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t...
By Steve Jones
Redgate acquired a data modeling tool from Vertabelo recently and I wanted to explore...
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