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 Database Administration SIG

Database Administration SIG

The goal of the DBA SIG is to provide a PASS community for the DBA. It provides a forum for open discussion and education on issues that face SQL Server database administrators. The DBA SIG holds a monthly live meeting event on the fourth Wednesday of every month at noon, eastern time. These 1 - 1¼ hour presentations include slides, demos and a time for questions and answers. The meetings are recorded and archived.

You’ll find the following information on this page: DBA SIG Live Meeting details, DBA SIG Opportunities, Recordings of past DBA Sig Live Meetings.

Next meeting will be June 24th at noon EDT.   

Meeting Details

Topic: Highly Available SQL Server Upgrade Assault Tactics

Abstract:
In this debriefing, we will look at various methods to minimize downtime during major version upgrades. This will include upgrading from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005 and SQL 2008 as well as SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008. We will cover key planning and testing skills that can cut substantial time off the upgrade and minimize problems after the upgrade. We will also cover the technologies that you can add to your arsenal when planning an HA upgrade assault. All hands on deck as we do battle against upgrade downtime.


Presenter Bio:

Jason has 10 years experience as a DBA and has specialized in performance tuning for the last five. He was recognized by Microsoft as a SQL Server MVP. Jason has spoken at the Professional Association of SQL Server Conference, the North Texas SQL Server Users Group, SQL Connections and TechED. He has worked at Terremark (formerly Data Return) for a decade.

 

 
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 Volunteer with the DBA SIG

DBA SIG Volunteer Opportunities

Short-term commitments
  1. Write an article on a DBA-related topic for our web site
  2. Give a live meeting presentation
Long-term commitments
  1. Recruit presenters and content generators
  2. Manage content review and posting to the web site
  3. General web-site maintenance (Dot-Net-Nuke)
  4. Facilitate live meeting event logistics
Please contact Sharon Dooley at DBAvolunteer@sqlpass.org if you’re interested in any of these volunteer opportunities.
 Past Presentations and Events

Past Live Meeting information and Presentations listed below, Click here

  • What are Object Relational Mappers (from a DBA Perspective)? 
  • End-to-End Troubleshooting for SQL Server 2005/2008  
  • SQL Server 2008 Resource Governor
  • Automating Common DBA Tasks
  • SQL Server 2008 Data Collection 
  • New DBA Toys in SQL Server 2008 Part 1
  • Query Processing - Someone Else's Idea and Some of My Own
  • SQL Server 2008
  • Introduction to Scripting and Automation with SQLCMD
  • Optimizing Transactional Replication Performance
  • Advanced Tips and Techniques for Using SQL Server 2005 Profiler
  • Microsoft SQL Server Outside the Box Scripting and Automation