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A Journey To SQL Authority

October 9, 2012 by John Sansom 60 Comments

I am delighted to welcome to the blog someone who is without a doubt one of the biggest names in our SQL community.  A name that I am sure many, if not all of you will recognise, they’re one of the very first bloggers that I myself began to follow. A SQL community champion, this […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Professional Development, SQLServerCentral Syndication, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Becoming a DBA, Guest Post

Where the Magic Happens

August 7, 2012 by John Sansom 2 Comments

Being a Database Administrator is only one of many careers where you can work with SQL Server and so I was thrilled when Consultant Nick Haslam(Blog|Twitter) offered to share his own unique story with us as part of the What’s it Like to be DBA post series. I was really pleased to be asked to […]

Filed Under: Professional Development Tagged With: Becoming a DBA, Guest Post

The Hollywood DBA

July 18, 2012 by John Sansom 2 Comments

I’m delighted to welcome a fellow Brit to the blog to share their story in today’s guest post. Many of you will have read and enjoyed their work before, being a prolific blogger of awesome content over on Simple-Talk. A renowned personality in the UK SQL community, he is  the founder and leader of the PASS SQL […]

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Lunch is for Wimps

July 3, 2012 by John Sansom 3 Comments

DBAs on Wall Street

A real life DBA tale from the trenches with some awesome advice. That’s what one reader chose to share with the community in response to my post What’s it Like to Be a DBA. I found their story compelling and their message really resonated with me, so much so that I wanted to share it with you […]

Filed Under: Professional Development, SQLServerCentral Syndication, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Becoming a DBA, Guest Post

Guest Post – DBAvolution

June 27, 2012 by mfal 2 Comments

DBAvolution

One of my favourite things about the SQL community is the exquisite diversity of talent of it’s members. Today for the “What’s it Like To Be a DBA” post series, we’re privileged to have with us a gentleman that not only flexes his technical muscles regularly on his blog but who also encourages us to get the grey matter really […]

Filed Under: Professional Development, SQLServerCentral Syndication, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Becoming a DBA, Guest Post

Guest Post – The Last Starfighter

June 13, 2012 by John Sansom 7 Comments

Today I am delighted to be able to share with you a guest post from one of my all time favourite bloggers in the SQL community. Their high quality, unique and creative content regularly making the cut for a place in the SFTW post roundup. I’ve been an avid reader of theirs for a number […]

Filed Under: Professional Development, SQLServerCentral Syndication, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Becoming a DBA, Guest Post

Your Road to Becoming a DBA: Getting Organised

February 13, 2012 by John Sansom 6 Comments

Getting Organised

Knowing precisely how to start on your next adventure is tricky. With so many options and decisions in front of you, identifying what is the best way to move forward for you is vital.

In this third instalment I’m going to be talking about everything else that I wanted to cover in reply to the readers email, which is kind of ironic really because the first point I want to make next is about being organised.

Filed Under: Professional Development, SQLServerCentral Syndication, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Becoming a DBA, CV Witting, DBA Books, Goal Setting, Organisation, Planning

Your Road to Becoming a DBA: Laying a Strong Foundation

January 31, 2012 by John Sansom 19 Comments

Knowing precisely how to start on your next adventure is tricky. With so many options and decisions in front of you, identifying what is the best way to move forward for you is vital. Last week I received an email from a reader who was looking for some advice on how to start their own […]

Filed Under: Professional Development, SQLServerCentral Syndication, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Becoming a DBA, Career Progression, Database Administrator

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