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SQL Server Licensing Or Tax Forms?

by Mike Walsh on 27. Jul, 2010 in Best Practices, DBA, InstallTips, Pet Peeve, Syndicate

Which would you rather do, wade through the nuances of SQL Server licensing or a typical tax form?  Some days, I think the latter would be a welcome respite. Let’s just put it this way, I bet Brent Ozar (BrentO on twitter) is happy that licensing wasn’t the biggest part of the MCM grade. (I [...]

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Why Hire A DBA?

by Mike Walsh on 24. May, 2010 in Best Practices, DBA, Syndicate, Troubleshooting

Why on earth would anyone hire a Database Administrator? Your Windows Admin can install SQL Server with just a few clicks – It only takes a few more clicks to put a database there and grant permissions. Most of your vendors have simple setup scripts including database deploys… Why spend all that money on a [...]

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5 Things SQL Server Should DROP

by Mike Walsh on 11. May, 2010 in Best Practices, DBA, Pet Peeve, Syndicate

When I picture Paul Randal, I picture a guy who likes to run up to a bees nest at a crowded picnic and give it a good couple whacks. You know what I mean, it’s that laughing picture in his twitter profile. Or maybe it’s the devil’s advocate style he has. Maybe it’s his controversial [...]

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Check Out These Tools – SQL University

by Mike Walsh on 07. May, 2010 in DBA, SQLUniversity, Syndicate

Some neat (and free) tools to help you out with SQL Server. This is my second contribution to the SQL University “Tools of The Trade” week series.
In part one we had a quick chat about why to look at using various tools to help you out working with SQL Server. In this post, we’ll talk [...]

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