There needs to be a training strategy with clearly stated goals, provision for training time and a plan to use those skills once the course is complete.
Without such thought...

I would be curious to know from those who have audit controls whether they are something formally recognised and supported.  I know of DBAs who maintain a log of queries...

The DevOps culture is great for allowing a continuous stream of small enhancements and improvements.  Switching across to such a culture is more difficult than it appears as small incremental...

When you move away from SQL Server you realise just what a fantastic product it is, how good the query optimiser is, its integration with a wide toolset, the ease...

I'd agree with Steve.  Migrations work in the vast majority of cases.  The problem is that non-DBAs have a tendency to think the majority of cases = all cases.

With regard to software and letting people or teams choose their tools, assuming pricing and licencing aren't issues integration becomes a sticking point.
Team A use a different setup to...

At work it's a Macbook pro with that odd little bluetooth keyboard and Apple mouse and dual 22" monitors.
I'm not keen on the keyboard and the mouse brings back...

Back in the days of DTS it was possible to write a DTS package that altered itself dynamically at run time.  We tended to use this for things that are...