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Minion Reindex Live Insight: How’s my SQL index maintenance going?

In the SQL Server database management, gathering fragmentation statistics can be kind of a black box: it’s time-consuming, and you have no idea how far along it is. Enter Live Insight, a game-changer within Minion Reindex that provides real-time visibility into the process. Live Insight gives you progress every step of the way. Yup, yup, …

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Databases need more than performance monitoring

You’re gonna need more info When you read a job spec for “database administrator”, it does not simply say: Performance Monitoring It says something like: Database Performance Tuning Database Security Promoting Process Improvement Problem Solving Presenting Technical Information Database Management Data Maintenance Operating Systems (List taken in part from Hiring.Monster.com.) So why are the most popular DBA tools, performance monitoring …

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DBA Rants

Microsoft Certified Master Sean McCown has spent the last five or ten years blogging and ranting at MidnightDBA.com. We’ve compiled some of the best – worst? – rants in the FREE eBook “DBA Rants from a Microsoft Certified Master” for your amusement and perusal.