1. SQL Starter Intro To Database Administration
SQL Saturday Indianapolis
Peter Shore

2. About Me SQL Server Database Administrator – ThirtyOne Gifts
Intentionally Accidental DBA
Over 25 years IT experience
Server Engineer
Desktop Engineer
Network Infrastructure
Desk side support
President CBusPASS
Co-Organizer SQL Saturday Columbus
How to find me

3. What is Microsoft SQL Server?
SQL Server is Microsoft’s Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
Relational database – digital database based on the relational model proposed by E.F. Codd in 1970*
SQL is ANSI/ISO standard
Transact SQL (T-SQL) Microsoft Adaptation of the standard *

4. What is a DBA? DBA does not stand for DBA does stand for
“Default Blame Acceptor”
“Don’t Bother Asking”
“Doing Business As” (well, at least not in this context
DBA does stand for
Database Administrator
Steward of corporate data
Available
Secure
Performant

5. What is a DBA? DBA Roles Database Developer Development DBA
Production DBA
Write queries
Write stored procedures
Mentor and guide developers in query writing
Performance tune queries
Monitor Performance
Design Indexes

6. What is a DBA? DBA Roles Database Developer Development DBA
Production DBA
Write queries
Write stored procedures
Writing ETL/ELT
Mentor and guide developers in query writing
Performance tune queries
Monitor Performance
Design Indexes

7. What is a DBA? Tools of the development trade T-SQL PowerShell C#/.NET
SQL Server Integration Services
BIML
Linux Scripting
Azure Data Factory

8. What is a DBA? Development DBA day to day Write code Review code
Train/Mentor developers
Architecture/Design
Databases
Data Warehouses

9. What is a DBA? Production DBA Monitor performance Design indexes
Tune queries
Investigate outages
Manage backups/restores
Manage maintenance
Manage security
Install/configure SQL Server
Design and test high availability solutions
Design and test disaster recovery solutions

10. What is a DBA? Tools of the trade
Dynamic Management Views/Dynamic Management Functions
Performance Counters
Operating Systems (Windows, Linux)
Infrastructure
Failover Clusters
Availability Group
Manage security
Monitoring tools

11. What is a DBA? Production DBA day to day Review error logs
Review job results
Watching monitoring software
Respond to incidents/alerts
Automate repetitive processes
Confirm restoration of backups
Design and execute HA/DR tests

12. Time to learn SQL Saturday PASS Local Groups PASS Virtual Groups
Sessions
Conversations
PASS Local Groups
PASS Virtual Groups
Microsoft Learn
Blogs, vlogs
Social Media (Twiiter #SQLHelp #SQLFamily)

13. Time to Learn Pluralsight Training classes Books/eBooks
Certification based
Real world based
Books/eBooks
Hands on lab work
Cloud
Home lab
eBay, Criagslist

14. Reasons to be a DBA Value in data
Has been called the new oil
Many markets have negative unemployment across all data jobs
Most companies don’t really know what they have in their data
Companies are just starting to discover the true business value of data

15. Questions?