Relational Theory

What Counts for a DBA: Adventurousness

The ever changing nature of the relational database system requires administrators who relish risk and adventure. From the moment that Edgar F Codd proposed his 12 rules that defined the relational database management system, the language COBOL and the VSAM databases that had been so popular vanished as database administrators rushed to adopt the new system, keen as always to adopt the latest technologies, using hardware that had less power than the current middle school math student’s calculator: the relational era was born.

Hanging with an Inspiration

A long, long time ago, in a state far away, I started writing about technology. At the time, in the...

The Chance of Failure

Do you plan for failure as a possibility or a probability? The difference might mean you take your plans and testing a little more seriously. Steve Jones notes that you might want to plan on the latter.

Brad McGehee talking about tempdb issues

Brad presented a session that tries to help you identify and fix tempdb problems. Performance monitor is your friend. the...

Brian Kelley on Security at SQL Server Connections

Random notes from Brian Kelley’s security talk. Brian spent a number of years working a a security guy for a...

Dude, where’s my memory?

A session I have wanted to see. Marciej Pilecki has done this before with high ratings and I have missed...

SQL in the Sun

Steve Jones talks about the relaxed pace of SQL Server Connections in Orlando.

Brent Ozar Blitz at SQL Server Connections

The first session of the day for me was Brent Ozars Blitz talk on how to quickly get information on...

Brian Kelley talking Windows Internals for SQL Pros at DevConnections

I have known Brian for nearly as long as i have been running SQLServerCentral. He has been the guy that...