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  • RE: Performance Issue In DB

    GilaMonster (1/18/2012)


    TravisDBA (1/18/2012)


    Don't throw in the entire kitchen sink of things and you will be ok. 😀

    More correct to say "Don't throw in the entire kitchen sink of things and...

  • RE: Performance Issue In DB

    TravisDBA (1/18/2012)


    Dave Ballantyne (1/18/2012)


    I still say that using SQL Profiler is a good place to start

    It hasnt been said explicity in this thread , so i will 🙂

    Never run...

  • RE: Performance Issue In DB

    Dave Ballantyne (1/18/2012)


    I still say that using SQL Profiler is a good place to start

    It hasnt been said explicity in this thread , so i will 🙂

    Never run profiler...

  • RE: DBAs and the Career-Life Balance

    bradmcgehee@hotmail.com (1/14/2012)


    Comments posted to this topic are about the item <A HREF="/articles/Editorial/87728/">DBAs and the Career-Life Balance</A>

    Brad,

    Your article and this below excerpt from your book "How to become an Exceptional DBA"...

  • RE: DBAs and the Career-Life Balance

    Unless it was absolutely necessary I would never choose an on-call position again. I have no interest in 3AM wake up calls and lost weekends. I'd hate...

  • RE: Performance Issue In DB

    GSquared (1/18/2012)


    TravisDBA (1/18/2012)


    Run a SQL Profiler for about a half hour to hour on just that database id, and sort by duration descending and save the trace file (.trc). That...

  • RE: Performance Issue In DB

    Run a SQL Profiler for about a half hour to hour on just that database id, and sort by duration descending and save the trace file (.trc). That will give...

  • RE: DBAs and the Career-Life Balance

    Have you found you have to manage it actively, or are you just a natural?

    It has to be managed, no one does 24/7 on call duty naturally, that I have...

  • RE: DBAs and the Career-Life Balance

    There is a difference between being a realist, and just being a pessimist.

    Yes, there is a definitely a difference between someone who thinks that the worst thing will...

  • RE: DBAs and the Career-Life Balance

    Please, don't go out and cut the hands off of someone because they were stealing bread when they are homeless. Its the basic principles we are after, and this can...

  • RE: DBAs and the Career-Life Balance

    GilaMonster (1/17/2012)


    TravisDBA (1/17/2012)


    butler-628023 (1/16/2012)


    The pastor who performed my marriage and counseled my wife and I before the blessed event gave me this wise advice...Put family events (i.e. commitments) in your...

  • RE: DBAs and the Career-Life Balance

    butler-628023 (1/16/2012)


    The pastor who performed my marriage and counseled my wife and I before the blessed event gave me this wise advice...Put family events (i.e. commitments) in your planner along...

  • RE: DBAs and the Career-Life Balance

    GilaMonster (1/17/2012)


    TravisDBA (1/17/2012)


    GilaMonster (1/17/2012)


    TravisDBA (1/17/2012)


    I once was interviewed by Citrix and the Cambodian that interviewed me told me "We work hard, but we play hard too." Which my response was...

  • RE: DBAs and the Career-Life Balance

    GilaMonster (1/17/2012)


    TravisDBA (1/17/2012)


    I once was interviewed by Citrix and the Cambodian that interviewed me told me "We work hard, but we play hard too." Which my response was "What exactly...

  • RE: DBAs and the Career-Life Balance

    I once was interviewed by Citrix and the Cambodian that interviewed me told me "We work hard, but we play hard too." Which my immediate response was "What exactly does...

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