Is Your DBA Lying To You?

“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 … Read more

The DBA Plate

It’s Thanksgiving week here in the USA. I have two things I want to mention. First, last Wednesday I did a product demo for Confio Software, you can read more details about that inside my post title Help Me To Feed Others. We raised close to $1,000 for Community Food Share, which will help to … Read more

A Better DBA Job Description For Everyone

Here is a typical job description that you can find online just about anywhere. It lists almost everything possible and imaginable. And it, well…I’ll just let you read it all for yourself and make up your own mind. Enjoy. Position Summary: This is a MS SQL Server DBA role largely responsible for providing operational database … Read more