Great points indeed. I mean no disrespect to DBAs. I'm just used to having to wear many hats and am not knowing of all tasks for someone who only works...

I've managed to get my boss to understand the need for a DBA. I think though that he wouldn't want to hire one fulltime.

What are your thoughts on hiring a...

Thanks all for the feedback.

In my googling i've come across OLTP vs OLAP articles and didn't realize that my app was of that kind of magnitude. This has turned into...

Thanks for the quick reply, Steve.

I won't give up on getting someone on staff, but entertain me here for a moment.

I'm working off of a backup that has 2.6 million...