Redundant Redundancy
When DBAs too often find themselves trading sleep for Megabytes, it's time for a different approach to detection and alerting of disk space problems. So argues Rodney Landrum.
2014-01-20
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DEF CON SQL
An impromptu hacking session, in response to an inexplicably-changed password, reminds Rodney Landrum of some valuable lessons for every DBA.
2013-08-05
105 reads
DBAs and the Fear of Time Off
Rodney Landrum on why many DBAs find it hard to ask for, and take, their due DBAcations.
2013-05-27
244 reads
To Specialize or Not to Specialize: that is the $132,000 Question
In a guest editorial, Rodney Landrum reflects on his career path as a an information-hungry generalist.
2012-05-28
242 reads
SQL Server 2012: Creative Thinking for a Creative New Licensing Model
It seems inevitable that many customers will end up paying more to get the same features they have today, under the new SQL Server licencing model, unless they respond to Microsoft's creativity with some of their own.
2012-02-06
239 reads
A Cast of Thousands
In a guest editorial, Rodney Landrum offers a light-hearted guide to role of each member of the cast in a typical SQL code deployment.
2011-08-01
133 reads
If you could stop working tomorrow, would you still do SQL?
Rodney landrum wonders what, if anything, you would do in SQL, or any other beloved technology, if you did not have to?
2011-03-21
221 reads
Life Without a Net
Today we have a guest editorial from Rodney Landrum that talks about life in the past, when we couldn't look up everything on the Internet.
2010-11-02
208 reads
Hunting and Gathering
A guest editorial from Rodney Landrum looks at how we get advice from others in the wild, wild world of the Internet.
2010-03-26
138 reads
Slipping out of the DBA trenches
Today we have a guest editorial from Rodney Landrum who wonders how DBA Managers, removed from the front lines, can keep up to date and retain their edge. Is it inevitable that, slowly but inexorably, they will feel the 'blunting of the blade'?
2010-01-05
149 reads
Blogs
Capturing Ideas for Blogs
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A New Word: Lilo
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Learning Database Design and Power BI Performance
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