I am getting a lot more unsolicited questions these days such as this one: “My co-workers tell me there is no future for SQL Server DBAs. Will I have a job in the long-term? I’m confused and ...

Idera, a provider of application and server management solutions, is making available two new free tools that monitor the health of SQL Server databases and maximize DBA’s efforts. Idera SQL backup ...

DBA Dash is a tool for SQL Server DBAs to assist with daily checks, performance monitoring and change tracking. You can be up and running within minutes and it will provide you with a wealth of ...

Welcome to my box of tricks (SQL scripts) for Microsoft SQL Server instance and database administration! I've put considerable effort, over many years, into creating my own scripts, as well as ...

MinionWare launched 12 months ago, releasing Minion Enterprise for SQL Server. This product was designed by DBAs for DBAs, specifically to address issues that waste the most time and cause the most ...

While I am a general Linux admin, I have never administered or used PostgreSQL, although I do admin a few MySQL instances. I have just been told that a system currently hosted on SQL Server 2008 R2 is ...

I'm supposed to be a software developer/consultant. However, I'm also the guy people look at when the application isn't running "fast enough." With business applications, speeding up the application ...