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Upcoming Events
Workshop: SQL Server 911
Are you aware that there are methods of retrieving data, without doing a full database restore? Chris Shaw spends an hour covering such techniques with you during the SQL Server 911 workshop Oct. 15th.
Come see Chris Shaw – Workshop: SQL Server 911 We’ll even be issuing certificates after you successfully complete the course quiz. Hope to see you there!
SSWUG 2009 Virtual Fall Conference
For the first time there is going to be a room in the Virtual Conference that is live from the start to the end of the conference. If you have questions for the speaker, this is a way you can connect to them right from your desktop.
Join speakers Buck Woody, Donald Farmer, Kevin Kline, Rachel Appel, TJay Belt, Thomas LaRock, Brian Knight and many others at the SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference.
The Decision Factor
Time and time again when we teach best practices, DBA’s echo the same question:
What if Management does not agree with the best practices you need to implement?
This is a question that appears to ring true no matter the size of the company. Occasionally people are not going to agree with or understand the changes you need to make to a database to keep that database safe and secure. Years ago the young angry side of me would respond with a simple, “when you are the one who gets up at 3 AM to restore the database, then you can decide what keeps that database safe”.
It took me a few years (OK maybe longer), to understand that an educated decision maker is a smart decision maker. If my manager was making decisions that would hurt the stability of the database, it was my fault because I wasn’t helping the decision maker understand the full issue or I myself did not understand the ramifications of the decision being made.
One method that has always been a good baseline for me is to outline the negatives and the risk associated with making a decision one way or another. Management has a new way to look at an issue if you present them with a worst case scenario.
What has worked for you? Drop me a note, let me know.
Chris Shaw