Tony Davis SQL Server Transaction Log Management by Tony Davis and Gail Shaw When things go wrong, a DBA's reputation depends on an understanding of the transaction log, both what it does, and how it works. An effective... 16 October 2012 2 min read
Shawn McGehee SQL Backup and Restore A DBA's tasks, from day-to-day, are rarely constant; with one exception: the need to ensure each and every day that any database in their charge... 26 March 2012 3 min read
Phil Factor Confessions of a DBA: My worst mistake Over the next few months, we'll be asking various well-known DBAs to describe their worst disaster caused by a mistake they made. To kick off... 23 January 2012 6 min read
Grant Fritchey Faster Restores: Best Practices to Increase Speed Backups are an everyday part of DBA life, whereas restores tend to happen on call at 3 a.m. In this article, Grant Fritchey looks at... 02 December 2011 5 min read
Database Administration Grant Fritchey in Database Administration 7 Preventable Backup Errors The loss of a company's data is often enough to put the company out of business; and yet backup errors are generally avoidable with the... 31 October 2011 16 min read
Antoine Khater Restoring Exchange Server 2010 using Windows Server Backup In his previous article, Antoine Khater made sure that every Exchange SysAdmin knew how to backup their servers. Now that you've got your backups running... 24 June 2010 8 min read
