Development DBA We’ve been on a journey recently in this series as we discuss measuring your DBA skills. Previous posts have been intriguing to you. You like where this is going and yet, your skills are different from what we’ve been discussing in …
Dear reader, we’ve been on a bit of a journey recently so that you can discover what skills are needed at various levels or phases of your career. The first three phases have been covered in previous blog posts and you have now come to the Senior …
In this series on measuring your DBA skills, we’ve been discussing what skills you should have at each phase of your career. So far we’ve covered the entry level skills and the phase 2 skills a Production DBA needs. In this part of the series you’re …
You may be wondering, “How can I know what phase of my career I am in? How can I see what the next steps might look like in terms of skills I may need to move forward?” As people change jobs, the gears of career progression are turning. Some new …
Career development and progression is a hot topic for everyone. It starts really early in life like when some adult asks you, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” You might have said “firefighter”, “ballerina”, “ice skater”, or “gymnast”. I’m …
This is likely the last in a series of three posts about backups and restores. My aim with this series has been to give you an idea of the options available and a basic start on using those options. I’m not trying to go in-depth on the subject of …
Last time we discussed 5 backup types for SQL Server. Now I want to introduce you to five ways to make backups in SQL Server. I can’t possibly explore all the options available with each of these six methods. There is a lot to cover for even a …
One of the foundational responsibilities of a DBA is making sure that backups are available. SQL Server has several foundational types of backups that can be made. Before I dive into that though, I want to ask a question that seems to have a fairly …
Teacher-Mentor-pexels-christina-morillo-1181398 What process can you use to find SQL Server training resources that will be valuable? After all, not everything on the internet can or should be trusted. If you want training on something in this …
Hello reader! Here we are with the much anticipated post for day 3 of the recent Azure SQL Boot Camp. Here are the previous posts for days one and two . If you want to get started with Azure SQL, the boot camp is a great way to do it. You’ll get …