Remember that very first day when you officially became a Database Administrator? Remember how the Senior DBA sat you down and gave you clear, specific instructions on how to handle SQL Server?
No?
You don’t remember that?
That’s because it rarely happens. You just happened to be the one standing closest to the database server when it broke, so you eventually became The Accidental DBA. You didn’t get sent to a training class, and even if you did, it was one of those ones where the instructor just reads out of a book – but they’ve never actually been a DBA.
In this class, we’re gathering some of our favorite fundamental material – things we wished we’d have been taught when we first started monkeying around with SQL Server. DBA subscribers can get started now, and we’ve got more videos on the way in this class too.
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I actually do remember that day when I was anointed as a DBA; it happened less than two weeks ago (even though I’ve served in that capacity for a number of years at different companies).
Hey Brent it looks like some of the lessons are accessible without being having subscribed (e.g.https://www.brentozar.com/training/fundamentals-database-administration/choosing-rpo-rto-40m/).
Is this intended?
James – nope! Hahaha. Thanks for the heads-up!
Glad to see it was added to the existing DBA Training Videos package!