Issue SQL Server depends on the MASTER and RESOURCE databases for critical information required to start the instance. Without these databases your SQL SERVER will not start. We recently had an outage where everything on the RAID-5 disk drive array containing the SQL Server system (master, resource, model and MSDB) and USER databases was lost due to hardware failure. After...

How to manage without micromanaging Part 3 Influencing different roles to see eye to eye Professional development series This is Laura Lee Rose, instructor for the OnLine Coaching Series on SSWUG and I am a business and life coach that specializes in professional development, time management, project management and work-life balance strategies. In an interview with Stephen Wynkoop on SWWUG...

Building a Database Systems Bookshelf By Craig Mullins Achieving success working with a database system can be a difficult task. In order to prosper you must have an inquisitive mind and an on-going desire to learn. In this day-and-age of frugality and meager training budgets, much of your education will be self-taught. One of the most cost-effective ways to learn...