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Tools for SQL Server Backup Heroes
Recent trends in the database industry have lead to a number of challenges for managing SQL Server. Most databases grow in size over time. Regulatory requirements mandate maintaining certain amounts of data online. Users also want to see more of their data. And the number of users for database applications grows over time as users discover where relevant data is located. To address these challenges, DBAs and other IT professionals must look to new technology to continue to perform their jobs effectively and in the same amount of time. In this session, we’ll explore the challenges of increased storage and consolidation, log shipping, clustering and other solutions to help the true heroes of SQL Server meet the test.
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Featured Article(s)
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2005 System Stored Procedures (Part 3)
In this article, Alexander Chigrik explains some problems that you can have when you use SQL Server 2005 system stored procedures. He also tells how to resolve these problems.
Secrets of SharePoint Live Webcasts
Need to get up to speed on administering SharePoint? Check out Idera’s monthly “Secrets of SharePoint” live webcast series. This month’s webcast on June 18th will cover several SQL Server topics critical to successfully managing SharePoint like log shipping, mirroring and moving databases from one SQL instance to another. Past topics have included SharePoint deployment, management and administration, governance and compliance, and optimizing SharePoint performance. If you’re tasked with administering SharePoint, these webcasts are a great way to help you get up the learning curve quickly. Register for an upcoming webcast or view any of the webcast archives by visiting the Secrets of SharePoint webcast homepage.
Interesting, WWDC?
I was caught by surprise by this headline, or the inferred meaning for our profession. The acronym from the Apple Conference is "What will data cost" – essentially talking about the cost of tethering and such for Apple devices…
But, you know me, it had me thinking. What if data actually becomes a "taxed" or charged item? It wouldn’t be hard to imagine a place where the access points to the massive databases that we’re all working with and using become controlled points, or charge points, for fees. How? Well, if you think about the data access points – from tethering to data services to connectivity, POTENTIALLY, they could become choke points for accessing information. Or, perhaps, phones and other devices become the choke points for charging for that access.
I don’t know – I guess it just surprised me, more than anything else, that the acronym was there, and that it had a double meaning, at least from a DBA perspective. I know, probably over-thinking…
More performance management feedback tomorrow. Some really excellent emails are coming in – with great specifics about things to do. Really want to share them.
Featured White Paper(s)
Enhance SQL Reporting Services with Double-Take
Microsoft SQL Reporting Services is an exciting way for organizations to gain access and insight into their important busines… (read more)
Backup Redesign: Do More with Less…Really!
Any company that relies on data intensive applications like e-mail, financial, human resource, customer management, and produ… (read more)