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Accidental DBA
Kevin Hill’s SQL Server newsletter for organizations without a full-time DBA, covering administration, performance, upgrades and database technical reading.
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The midnight database emergency nobody plans for
It's 2:14 AM. Your phone rings. The production SQL Server that runs your entire business is DOWN. Every minute of downtime is costing thousands in lost revenue. Your team is stuck, vendor support has you on hold, and the C-suite wants answers.
Welcome to the Dallas DBAs community (+ a gift for you)
First off, I want to personally thank you for joining our weekly SQL Server insights newsletter. I'm Kevin Hill, founder of Dallas DBAs, and I'm genuinely excited to have you here.