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Today I want to talk about my job, the day job. As a Jack-of-All-Trades DBA, I am responsible for backups, security, production releases, data fixes, architecture, schema approvals, development (both T-SQL and BI), mentoring ( Read more... )

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Today’s SQL Saturdays post discusses a cute little trend we have going on SQLServerCentral.com, SQL Spackle articles.

SQL Spackle articles are short and simple articles meant to spackle, or patch, existing knowledge gaps. ( Read more... )

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As I prepare to speak at SQL Saturday 197 (Omaha Nebraska), I’m listening to Matthew Brimer speak about Database Security & Shrinking Your Attack Surface. It’s an interesting lecture. But since I’m speaking about data ( Read more... )

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SQL Saturday is coming, for reals this time. This morning I received an email with the finalized speakers’ schedule and promptly went into a panic when I realized I was out of business cards. DOH! So as I add that to my list ( Read more... )

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Depending on what type of DBA you are, you might find yourself using different database tools, but the most important tool (in my opinion) is SSMS - also known as SQL Server Management Studio.

SSMS is part of the SQL Server ( Read more... )

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I recently received some offline emails asking me about the best way to train in SQL Server. I see these requests on the forums every year about this time. “How do I become a SQL Server database administrator?”, “What ( Read more... )

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A database administrator’s most important mission is “protect the data.” It is a mantra we live, breathe, and get pounded into our head by teachers, mentors, and white papers. Every month it seems as if the news is reporting ( Read more... )

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Welcome to SQL Saturdays! I am going to make a concerted effort to post something Microsoft SQL Server related every Saturday, or at least every other Saturday.

Why pick Saturday as my blog’s SQL posting day?

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Tonight, at the Bank of America Campus in Jacksonville, FL., JSSUG is doing a "So you've never spoken before" meeting. 5-6 sacrifices volunteers will be speaking for 5-15 minutes on a topic near and dear to their hearts. This is our User Group's way of encouraging more people to step up and speak / teach. 6:00 p.m. Eastern, Bldg 500 Room 239. If ( Read more... )