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Auditing Your SQL Server Environment Part II – Reviewing your Role Membership

Over the last few years I have been a roving SQL Server DBA contractor and tended to work contacts in small and mid-size companies that involved organizing, documenting and then tuning/optimizing existing SQL Servers in those companies. I have noticed one very disturbing truth over the years; no one seems to document anything. In fact, I was usually thankful if I could find something or someone who knew the sa passwords on each SQL Server installation, let alone knew anything else about their setups.

How to Create a Successful Workplace Environment

One needed element for a successful workplace environment, in today’s world, is adaptability. The ability for the organization, as a whole, to adapt to changes in the economy and buying practices of the public, to overcome new competition or to meet the needs of the self-aware employee who is looking for advancement or growth within your structure.

Auditing Your SQL Server Environment Part I

Over the last few years I have been a roving SQL Server DBA contractor and tended to work contacts in small and mid-size companies that involved organizing, documenting and then tuning/optimizing existing SQL Servers in those companies. I have noticed one very disturbing truth over the years; no one seems to document anything. In fact, I was usually thankful if I could find something or someone who knew the sa passwords on each SQL Server installation, let alone knew anything else about their setups.

The Alphabet For A Successful Work Environment

There are some things you cannot ignore if you want your workplace to meet the requirements of a global workforce that becomes increasingly aware of the necessity of “feeling at home while at work.” Meaning is something that increasingly matters. Financial rewards will follow if people are happy where they work. Remember: people are the only assets in any organization that multiply their output if given a little understanding, recognition, and care.

Combating SPAM Problems in a Corporate Environment

Perhaps no problem plagues the Internet as deeply as that of unsolicited junk E-mail, or SPAM. While there’s no doubt that SPAM can be annoying to the end users, SPAM can cause problems for both the network administrators and for those who own or manage a company. The reason for this is that SPAM robs your company of productivity and of system resources.

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