Today I want to talk about my job, the day job. As a Jack-of-All-Trades DBA, I am responsible for backups, security, production releases, data fixes, architecture, schema approvals, development (both...
Today’s SQL Saturdays post discusses a cute little trend we have going on SQLServerCentral.com, SQL Spackle articles. SQL Spackle articles are short and simple articles meant to spackle, or patch,...
Today’s SQL Saturdays post is aimed at the teachers, librarians, and tutors of our community. A few weeks ago, my employer held a “bring your kids to work” day themed...
As I prepare to speak at SQL Saturday 197 (Omaha Nebraska), I’m listening to Matthew Brimer speak about Database Security & Shrinking Your Attack Surface. It’s an interesting lecture. But...
SQL Saturday is coming, for reals this time. This morning I received an email with the finalized speakers’ schedule and promptly went into a panic when I realized I was...
Depending on what type of DBA you are, you might find yourself using different database tools, but the most important tool (in my opinion) is SSMS – also known as...
I recently received some offline emails asking me about the best way to train in SQL Server. I see these requests on the forums every year about this time. “How...
A database administrator’s most important mission is “protect the data.” It is a mantra we live, breathe, and get pounded into our head by teachers, mentors, and white papers. Every...
Welcome to SQL Saturdays! I am going to make a concerted effort to post something Microsoft SQL Server related every Saturday, or at least every other Saturday. Why pick Saturday...
Tonight, at the Bank of America Campus in Jacksonville, FL., JSSUG is doing a "So you’ve never spoken before" meeting. 5-6 sacrifices volunteers will be speaking for 5-15 minutes on...
Brandie Tarvin is an author and tie-in writer and a copy editor. In addition to her original fiction, she has written SQL Server articles, Shadowrun: The Role Playing Game sourcebook material and fiction as well as a piece for Hasbro’s Transformers. She currently lives in Florida with her family and is owned by two cats.
