Recently I wrote about about five database design mistakes you don’t want to make. Those mistakes were focused on database design, but what about the design process itself? It is possible that you could have all intentions of a solid design only to be let down by your overall design process.
Here are the five ways I [...]
Since I wrote just last week about interview questions for a DBA, I came across this article and wanted to share it here also. I don’t believe that an interview should be a trivia contest. These questions aren’t about knowing a trivial piece of information. They are (probably) designed to illicit a response that helps [...]
Because the answers might surprise you.
An interview should be a conversation, not a trivia contest. I’m not looking to stump someone during an interview. I don’t need for my DBA to know obscure facts such as database mirroring is only supported starting with SQL 2005 SP1.
Memorizing such facts does not mean that you will handle [...]
“Signs point to yes.” – Magic 8-Ball prophecy
You have probably heard this line at one point, the one that says “the best DBAs are the ones you never see or hear?” I used to think that was a result of some sketchy personal hygiene choices and later on understood it to mean that if everything [...]