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What’s the Age Limit for Becoming a DBA?

October 1, 2013 by John Sansom 52 Comments

Sunset on the Bosphorus

I received an email from a nice chap recently, concerning a subject that I’m often asked about and I wanted to share my thoughts with you here. Since I only have so many keystrokes left in my life, I am blogging my thoughts and emailing a link. Dear Sir, I am 37 years old. I’ve never worked in […]

Filed Under: Professional Development, SQLServerCentral Syndication, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Featured

10 Habits of Successful Senior DBAs You Can Use Today

August 27, 2013 by John Sansom 17 Comments

Senior Database Administrators (DBAs) through experience develop and practice a variety of habits that become key contributors to their success. Here are 10 habits of successful DBAs that you can begin to put to work for you right away. Habit #1: Use Free SQL Server Tools What if I told you that you can get […]

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Career Growth and How You Can Achieve Explosive Results

March 5, 2013 by John Sansom 20 Comments

Bench Press

Continued investment in your professional development for career growth is hard. It’s also essential to being a successful Data Professional.

Discover out how to achieve dramatic career growth and results from your professional development efforts.

Filed Under: Professional Development, SQLServerCentral Syndication, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Career, Career Growth, Career Progression, Featured

Top 10 Free SQL Server Tools

January 15, 2013 by John Sansom 54 Comments

Top 10 SQL Server Tools

I know you all love talking about your favorite tools and maintenance scripts. Whether your pleasure is problem diagnosis, query tuning, index analysis or performance monitoring. These sql server tools are all available absolutely free and with the common goal of making your life easier.

Filed Under: Tools Tagged With: Featured, Free Tools

The Best Database Administrators Automate Everything

January 4, 2011 by John Sansom 60 Comments

Automation

Do you understand the value of your time? I mean really understand it. Time is your absolute number one most valuable asset. Once it’s gone, that’s it, gone forever. As a Database Administrator (DBA) your skills, services, expertise and ultimately your time will always be in demand. You can only ever deliver on a finite amount of time, that’s […]

Filed Under: Administration, Professional Development, SQLServerCentral Syndication, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Best Practice, Featured, Time Management

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