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I wanted to share with you my latest experience in interviewing for a Senior SQL Server Production (no development) DBA position in Southern California. As we all have come to learn that the “typical” process is a phone interview and then if they like you they invite you for an in person interview. Typically [...]

The other day I came across a job posting that read “Principal SQL Server DBA” and thought perhaps I read that wrong.  So it got my curiosity going and I thought I would check it out.  As I read the description what came to mind was …. this company is looking for a “very senior” [...]

Well I have decided like many DBAs to get my MCDBA 2000. I have started to study for the 70-228 exam and I have come across study guides with some sample questions. I thought I would share some of the questions with you to see if you can answer them as well. [...]

Hello and welcome back to my blog… today I was needing to change the port number on one of my production SQL Server 2005 boxes. Wouldn’t you know it… I had to look for it because it has been awhile since I have had to change the port number on the server. So [...]

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After a little break I thought of what else people would be interested in and I thought about education. In my years of experience I have not seen an employer “want” or more to the point “request” a person that has an MCDBA. Employers seem to “want” people with [...]

I was sitting here thinking about what else could I share that other DBAs and developers alike could use or need to know. Then it came to me!… Outside of a specific RDMS it definitely helps to know database theory. So today, I am going to cover Normal Forms or designated as (NF). [...]

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Welcome to my blog… this blog is dedicated to providing information that is not found in your standard SQL Server books. Through my years of experience I have collected numerous tips and tricks to help get through those rough times when trying to get a project pushed into production. This blog will [...]