Low hanging SQL Server DBA Technical Debt
So I bumped into some articles on ‘Managing Technical Debt’. It reminded me of my final project before I retired in 2017: clean up SQL Server object technical debt. The…
The best SQL Server learning platform is Pluralsight!
Pluralsight is a great learning platform for SQL Server. Awesome SQL Server professionals such as Paul Randall, Glenn Berry, Kimberly L. Tripp, Gail Shaw, Pinal Dave, Tim Radney, etc. teaching…
Top 3 things to know about T-SQL (Transact SQL)
You should review all the options of these commands in the SQL Server books (BOL) especially when upgrading to a new version of SQL Sever. 1 – DDL – Data…
Top 3 SQL Server books on the RETIREDDBA.COM bookshelf
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Fundamentals by Itzik Ben-Gan Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Internals by Kalen Delaney Pro SQL Server 2008 Fail-over Clustering by Hirt, Allan I wish these books…
Calling all Junior SQL Server Database Administrators
Oh where or where can those Junior SQL Server Database Administrator jobs be? Ok so here’s why there are hardly ever any openings for Junior SQL Server Database Administrators: You…