Database Administration KPIs – 1/2
As a DBA, we may all have this question: How should my work be evaluated objectively? or in another way,...
2013-04-25
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DBA Philosophy
Database Administration KPIs – 1/2
As a DBA, we may all have this question: How should my work be evaluated objectively? or in another way,...
2013-04-25
520 reads
Procedural Justice In Database Administration
According to Wiki, Procedural Justice (PJ) means:
Procedural justice is the idea of fairness in the processes that resolves disputes and...
2013-04-07
760 reads
Procedural Justice In Database Administration
According to Wiki, Procedural Justice (PJ) means:
Procedural justice is the idea of fairness in the processes that resolves disputes and...
2013-04-07
331 reads
PowerShell Usage in DBA Work – Case Study 7/7
Reading/scanning SQL Server Logs is a required DBA work item in all my work environments. I know there are lots...
2013-03-29 (first published: 2013-03-24)
2,600 reads
PowerShell Usage in DBA Work – Case Study 6/7
SQL Server SMO is a great resource for DBAs, unfortunately, before PowerShell, it is a pretty deep learning curve to...
2013-03-27 (first published: 2013-03-23)
2,713 reads
PowerShell Usage in DBA Work – Case Study 5/7
One challenge in a super-multiple server (say a few hundred servers) environment is to know what sql services (SSRS/SSAS/SSIS/Engine/Agent etc)...
2013-03-20
1,021 reads
PowerShell Usage in DBA Work — Case Study 4/7
One common surprise I have encountered in almost all my DBA environments is that a sql job that usually runs...
2013-03-17
928 reads
PowerShell Usage in DBA Work — Case Study 3/7
As a DBA, sometimes we may need to demonstrate to some stakeholders when a sql server instance was last rebooted,...
2013-03-14
1,179 reads
PowerShell Usage in DBA Work — Case Study 2 / 7
As a DBA in a complex environment, we frequently need to backup various environment information. One of the backups is...
2013-03-10
1,052 reads
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The Max PK Length
If I create a multiple column Primary Key constraint, what is the most number of bytes I can include in the constraint?
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