Q&A: Dealing with Thousands of Databases (Part 3)
This is Part 3 in a three-part series. Please see Part 1 and Part 2 for more.
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Q&A: Dealing with Thousands of Databases (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a series. Please see Part 1 for the background and more.
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This is part one of a three-part series. I’ve mentioned in various places, including in blog posts on occasion, that my production SQL Server instance hosts several thousand (nearly 9000 as of this writing) databases. People are usually surprised to hear this and it often leads to interesting conversation.
Read More Q&A: Dealing with Thousands of DatabasesA Day in the Life (4/?) – August 2, 2019
This is my fourth installment in a series responding to Steve Jones’s (blog | twitter) #SQLCareer challenge. I jotted down most of what I did through the day, filling a page and then some in a small notebook with timestamps and short reminders of what happened. For more, check out the #SQLCareer hashtag on Twitter.
Read More A Day in the Life (4/?) – August 2, 2019A Day in the Life (3/?) – September 13, 2018
This is my third installment in a series responding to Steve Jones’s (b|t) #SQLCareer challenge. I decided to jot down most of what I did through the day, filling a page and a half in a Field Notes notebook with timestamps and short reminders of what happened. For more, check out the #SQLCareer hashtag on…
Read More A Day in the Life (3/?) – September 13, 2018A Day in the Life (2/?) – August 14, 2018
This is my second installment in a series responding to Steve Jones’s (b|t) #SQLCareer challenge. I decided to jot down most of what I did through the day, filling a page and a half in a Field Notes notebook with timestamps and short reminders of what happened. For more, check out the #SQLCareer hashtag on…
Read More A Day in the Life (2/?) – August 14, 2018A Day in the Life (1/?) – August 7, 2018
This is my first installment in (I hope) a series responding to Steve Jones’s (b|t) #SQLCareer challenge. I decided to jot down most of what I did through the day, filling a page and a half in a Field Notes notebook with timestamps and short reminders of what happened. For more, check out the #SQLCareer…
Read More A Day in the Life (1/?) – August 7, 2018Becoming a Production DBA – A Family Decision
I really enjoy my job. I became a full-time production DBA about 14 months ago and it has been an overwhelmingly positive move. I work for a good company and with a terrific group of people. Many days, I have to force myself to leave the office because I was so engrossed in a task…
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