Who wants to be a SQL Server DBA?
A look at how one of our longtime members goes about hiring new DBAs.
2007-10-15
12,421 reads
Articles
Restore your SQL Server database using transaction logs
Most DBAs dread hearing that they need to restore a database to a point in time, especially if the database is a production database. However, knowing how to do this is of the utmost importance for a DBA's skill set. I'll walk you through the steps of how to restore a SQL Server database to a point in time to recover a data table.
2007-10-15
4,024 reads
Survive A SQL Server DBA Technical Interview
Another little bit of career advice, this time from longtime author Jeffrey Yao who gives you some pointeres on what you should know for your next job interview.
2007-10-12 (first published: 2006-07-10)
36,145 reads
Are key performance indicators a true measure?
Some managers love to look solely at numbers when assessing performance, and key performance indicators (KPIs) are right up their street. But how useful are they in the context of software development
2007-10-12
3,591 reads
Collation Error 468
Most DBAs don't ever deal with multiple languages or different collation and sort order settings in SQL Server, but it can be a handy piece of information to have. Steve Jones brings us a quick look at a problem in comparing data across databases.
2007-10-11
11,103 reads
2007-10-11
34 reads
Build a Green Datacenter
Green is the hot topic these days, and the concept is having an impact on the way people think about datacenters. Companies around the world are announcing ways to save energy and reduce
2007-10-11
1,178 reads
Deadlock Notifications in SQL Server 2005
Deadlocks do not occur too often, but when they do, it can be a time consuming and frustrating endeavor to track them down. In SQL Server 2000, you could alter the message to ensure these were written to the error log and track them down quickly. In SQL Server 2005, it is a little more tricky, but new author Patrick Leblanc brings us a technique for sending out a notification.
2007-10-10
15,334 reads
Pipeline Memory Limiter
Backpressure is an interesting internal memory limiter inside SSIS and in SQL Server 2008 you get to see when the limiter kicks in.
2007-10-10
2,065 reads
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 5 - Post-Installation Network Configuration Tasks
In this article, we will continue exploring other post-setup tasks, focusing on network specific tasks.
2007-10-10
1,908 reads
Blogs
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
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