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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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers