I had the recent good fortune to undertake a speaking tour in which I talked to eight chapters of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) throughout the American Midwest and South. (You can ...

What would be the best way to become a DBA? Is a degree always needed, or is it something you can take certs in, and get some experience? I looked at some certs, but it's a little bit confusing. I'm ...

The joke goes that no one knows what DBAs do. That’s because the position is rapidly evolving, and the job description varies by the shop. At some companies, DBAs write all the stored procedures.

A compliance audit can sometimes feel like a database administrator's worst nightmare, but it doesn't have to be. The key to acing a SQL Server database audit is preparedness; planning ahead and ...

SQL Server performance tuning is a complex topic due to how layered it is. While performance problems can often be traced back to data storage issues, the performance tuning process is a "holistic ...