https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-minimalist-guide-to-database-administration/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:41:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-minimalist-guide-to-database-administration/#comment-13179 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:41:36 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7561#comment-13179 […] it is a brilliant way to ensure that you quickly know about any issues affecting your estate but all alerts should be actionable and in some cases you can automate the action that you can take but the message here is don’t […]

]]> https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-minimalist-guide-to-database-administration/#comment-13178 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:14:37 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7561#comment-13178 […] it is a brilliant way to ensure that you quickly know about any issues affecting your estate but all alerts should be actionable and in some cases you can automate the action that you can take but the message here is don’t […]

]]> https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-minimalist-guide-to-database-administration/#comment-12500 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:19:20 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7561#comment-12500 […] anyway, so you are left with little to no guidance on how you should structure your day. I’ve written before about this, trying to give new DBAs an idea on where they should focus their efforts […]

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]]> https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-minimalist-guide-to-database-administration/#comment-6568 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:31:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7561#comment-6568 This appeals to me, not just for DBAs…

]]> https://thomaslarock.com/2012/02/the-minimalist-guide-to-database-administration/#comment-6566 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:18:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=7561#comment-6566 I would add as an essential “Understand the business” – the databases are used by front end applications that support the organisation.  Whether they are functions that will be found in all organisations such as finance or HR/payroll, or sector specific such as banking, insurance, student management in colleges etc. A high level overview of the business environment that your organisation operates in is essential to understanding the real world usage of the software.

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