The Layman’s View of a DBA
I wrote this piece as a guest on Bradmcgehee.com for the DBA in Space competition. Republishing here.
A DBA (Database Administrator)...
2011-12-07
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Create SQL Server scripts with Visio 2010
If you are using Visio 2010 and creating tables via the Database Model Diagram template, you may be surprised to...
2011-12-07
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December AppDev Webcast
The new year is just around the corner. And before you know it, we’ll have an opportunity to start moving...
2011-12-07
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Setup Alerts for PBM
PBM raises errors for policy violations. We can create alerts on those errors to be notified of policy violations. In...
2011-12-07
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First Thoughts on the Kindle Fire
My perception of the tablet market has been that the iPad is king, but at a kingly price. If I...
2011-12-07
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DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 13
Part 1 of Question 13: The Question.Part 2 of Question 13: The follow up to the question.This is a continuation...
2011-12-07
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A DBA is a Data Professional
By Grant Fritchey
http://www.scarydba.com/
A DBA (Database Administrator) is a Data Professional tasked with managing an organization’s data using some sort of...
2011-12-07
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What Makes The Perfect DBA Role?
What is it that makes the perfect role for a Database Administrator?
Well I can’t tell you that because you and...
2011-12-07
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SQL Server Latency
Latency is the time delay measure in the system. SQL Server can only be as fast as the slowest component...
2011-12-07
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Power Tools for Windows
Scott Hanselman has a great list of the power tools he uses for Windows and development. It’s worth a read,...
2011-12-06
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Blogs
Experimenting with CHOOSE: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was looking over the CHOOSE() function while editing an article at SQL Server...
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
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SQL Server 2025 Server-level Roles
In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?
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