Four Focus Points in a New DBA Role

Lee Markum

When there is no plan for what to do in the first few months on a new job, there can be chaos and unneeded stress. You don’t want to just wing it and let the work tasks come to you. Having a sense of clarity about what to work on will help you make an immediate impact.

In this session you will learn what to focus on early in your role as a professional responsible for managing SQL Server. We will discuss topics like why you need a SQL Server inventory and several ways to build one. You will walk away knowing how to check your backups, discover and remediate poor configuration of SQL Agent jobs, and do a security check on your SQL Servers so you know what accounts can hurt your business and how many there are.