When you’re a Junior DBA, it’s really hard to take in all the information out there.
Learn about write ahead logging: the concept that can help you make sense of recovery models and backup strategies in SQL Server. This is a foundational concept that helps you understand how SQL Server works.
Never, ever, disable backups to fix a performance problem.
If you’re not having a performance crisis, you might look at that sentence and say, “Wow, that’s super dumb! Who would ever do that?”
Well, a lot of people, actually. It’s pretty common.
Your backups seem fine. They weren’t failing, the last time you checked. But trouble may be lurking.
Here’s the top 5 warning signs I’ve seen that backups haven’t been thought through.
Sometimes we learn things in the wrong order. Or skip a step. If you’re just starting out as a SQL Server DBA, here are three questions that you need to be able to answer at any given time. If you aren’t 100% sure that you can handle these questions at 3 AM when you’ve had a few drinks, it’s time to revisit them.
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