Answer by Jay Bonk
The first thing that I would do is to document the servers and databases, know what the recovery mode is for each database, and what the current backup strategy is. You need to be able to know to...
View ArticleAnswer by Håkan Winther
Your question does not mention your experience and i give you my answer from a beginners perspective.My recommendation is to read the tips at...
View ArticleAnswer by Håkan Winther
Another important part of a DBA:s job is to monitor any SQL agent jobs.
View ArticleAnswer by Matt Whitfield
The answers here are excellent, but I just wanted to mention a couple more things: Change management: How are changes in the environment (such as production roll-outs, patches) etc handled? Are there...
View ArticleAnswer by Grant Fritchey
That's a large task. If this is really your first time out, you need to be very cautious. In fact, you can't be too paranoid. First, be sure you have a test environment, somewhere that you can screw up...
View ArticleAnswer by Jay Bonk
The first thing that I would do is to document the servers and databases, know what the recovery mode is for each database, and what the current backup strategy is. You need to be able to know to...
View ArticleAnswer by Håkan Winther
Your question does not mention your experience and i give you my answer from a beginners perspective.My recommendation is to read the tips at...
View ArticleAnswer by Håkan Winther
Another important part of a DBA:s job is to monitor any SQL agent jobs.
View ArticleAnswer by Matt Whitfield
The answers here are excellent, but I just wanted to mention a couple more things: Change management: How are changes in the environment (such as production roll-outs, patches) etc handled? Are there...
View ArticleAnswer by Grant Fritchey
That's a large task. If this is really your first time out, you need to be very cautious. In fact, you can't be too paranoid. First, be sure you have a test environment, somewhere that you can screw up...
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