10 Things Every Production SQL Server Should Have
What you'll learn
- Configure SQL Server correctly for production environments
- Set up an alerting system so you are notified when jobs fail and when alerts are fired
- Become more confident when an outage occurs.
Requirements
- You'll need to have SQL Server installed. It can be any version but I'd suggest 2012 or 2014.
- You'll also need a fundamental understanding of SQL Server.
- There is no other cost other than the price of the course. Everything else is included or free.
Description
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This course focuses on 10 things that every SQL Server in production should have.
We will start with the single MOST important facet to every SQL Server DBAs job. Backups. We will cover the different kinds of backups and discuss how often we should be taking them. We will demo restores so WE understand the mechanics of how SQL Server backups up a database.
We will talk about the importance of the FULL backup and what having it means to recovery.
WE will cover consistency checks and talk about how often they should be run and why they should be run.
WE will cover statistics and index REBUILDS and how and why we should use them.
Lastly, WE will cover how to set up database MAIL so we can be alerted when OUR jobs fail.
Many organizations don't have production DBAs so this course can assist them with setting up the very basic necessities for a production SQL Server.
This is an entry level course and can be taken by developers, network administrators and database administrators. The course is even well suited for those who manage DBAs.
The course is a real world approach to setting up your SQL Server in a production environment.
The course if FREE so sign up now.
Who this course is for:
- There are no prerequisites for this course. If you have a basic knowledge of SQL Server then this course is for you.
- This course will cover the bare minimum we need for our SQL Servers in a production environment.
- Using the collegiate scale as a guide this course will be a 101 level course.
Instructor
![Mike West](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
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I'm the founder of LogikBot. I've worked at Microsoft and Uber. I helped design courses for Microsoft's Data Science Certifications. If you're interested in machine learning, I can help.
I've worked with databases for over two decades. I've worked for or consulted with over 50 different companies as a full time employee or consultant. Fortune 500 as well as several small to mid-size companies. Some include: Georgia Pacific, SunTrust, Reed Construction Data, Building Systems Design, NetCertainty, The Home Shopping Network, SwingVote, Atlanta Gas and Light and Northrup Grumman.
Over the last five years I've transitioned to the exciting world of applied machine learning. I'm excited to show you what I've learned and help you move into one of the single most important fields in this space.
Experience, education and passion
I learn something almost every day. I work with insanely smart people. I'm a voracious learner of all things SQL Server and I'm passionate about sharing what I've learned. My area of concentration is performance tuning. SQL Server is like an exotic sports car, it will run just fine in anyone's hands but put it in the hands of skilled tuner and it will perform like a race car.
Certifications
Certifications are like college degrees, they are a great starting points to begin learning. I'm a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).
Personal
Born in Ohio, raised and educated in Pennsylvania, I currently reside in Atlanta with my wife and two children.