BLITZ! 60 Minute Server Takeovers

Presenter: Brent Ozar, Quest Software

Session 24 (11:00 GMT on May 20)

Session Details
You’re minding your own business in your corner office—well, since you’re a DBA, it’s just your cubicle—when somebody asks, “Did you know about this SQL Server over here?” Suddenly, you have to find out what the server’s doing, how it was set up, and whether things are working correctly. In this all-demo session, you’ll see how to take over a SQL Server and:

Quickly assess a server’s health using a set of scripts
Catch dangerous development issues that will haunt you later
Quickly put some basic measures into place to minimize your risk

About the Speaker

Brent Ozar—a SQL Server Domain Expert with Quest Software and a SQL Server MVP—has a decade of broad IT experience in SQL Server database administration; systems, SAN, and virtualization administration; and project management. In his current role, Brent specializes in performance tuning, virtual and cloud-based database servers, and disaster recovery. Previously, he spent 2 years at Southern Wine & Spirits, a Miami-based wine and spirits distributor. Brent conducts training sessions, has written several technical articles, and blogs prolifically at http://www.BrentOzar.com. He coauthored Professional SQL Server 2008 Internals and Troubleshooting (Wrox).