SQL DBAs are vital cogs in your data management program who are responsible for tasks ranging from database design to application programming. This sample job description will help you make the right ...

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The field of database administration is far from glamorous. Even within the uncompromisingly geeky domain of information technology, database administration would be among the last fields picked for a ...

If you are an old hand at Microsoft SQL Server, you have probably used the SQL Server Agent (i.e., SQL Agent) service and MSDB database for the last 20 years. With a humble and largely unchanged ...