Since the release of SQL Server 2005, companies have been investing heavily in SQL Server for their business-critical applications. DBAs are now challenged with supporting ever-growing datasets and making efficient use of allocated disk space in both production and enterprise storage environments. Yet DBAs seldom have a clear picture of their data storage and therefore cannot determine whether they are getting a worthwhile return on their storage investment or if an out-of-disk situation is looming. In this presentation, Kevin will address these challenges and explore methodologies to help … [Read more...]
October 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Join me in a webcast on indexing strategies for better queries, today at 1:00 pm central: http://ping.fm/dnXOy … [Read more...]
October 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I want to build an FAQ. What's your recommendation? Just a web page? Or is there some good specialized software? … [Read more...]
Beards Are More Than a Lot of Long Whiskers
October 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I had a lot of travel to contend with over the past couple weeks. While travel in and of itself isn't a horrible thing, long trips are very unpleasant. I miss the family to an almost debilitating degree.A lot of my friends and acquaintances say "Yeah, but you're traveling to really cool places in Europe and all over the world". True indeed. But I'd be equally lonely if I had to drive 2 hours to Chattanooga or fly 9 hours to London. It's loneliness either way, only the accents change.One of my friends asked why I'd grown out my beard. The picture at left is actually only 1/2 of the beard. … [Read more...]
DBTA: Is it Time for a Professional Code of Ethics for DBAs?
October 5, 2010 by 2 Comments
In my many years on the board of directors of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), I frequently exhorted our members to strive for individual achievement and personal excellence. One of the best paths for many SQL Server professionals is through certification, especially if they lack years of demonstrated on-the-job experience. However, certification only paints half the picture. While it might demonstrate, at a minimum, that you passed a test (or several tests) about the database technology, it tells nothing about your standards for good conduct. [READ MORE] … [Read more...]
October 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Mortified that technical difficulties crashed my webcast this morning. =^( … [Read more...]
