The 5 Database Design Process Failures You Don’t Want To Make

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 … Read more

The Oddest Job Interview Questions for 2011

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 … Read more

The 5 DBA Interview Questions You Have to Ask

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 … Read more