24Aug/16

3 Reasons DBAs Are Awesome

August 24, 2016Database, Oracle, Personal Growth, SQL Serverawesome DBA, dba gets job done, dba provides solutions, Oracle, sQL Serverdianarobete

Get your morning coffee and while sipping it, close your eyes, and imagine what being an AWESOME DBA, means to you. (BTW, did you notice that 99.9% of DBAs survive on coffee?Read More…

10Aug/16

A Good DBA Automates (Almost Everything)

August 10, 2016Database, Oracle, Personal Growth, SQL Serverautomate processes, database automation, oracle databases, scripting. awesome dbadianarobete

Do you want to get more done in a day, at work? Automate. Do you want to free up some of your time and focus on important things? Automate. Do you wantRead More…

13Jul/16

5 Things That Awesome DBAs Do, And You Can Too

July 13, 2016Database, Oracle, Personal Growth, SQL Serverask questions, awesome DBA, late no more, lead by example, learn from mistakes, stop complaining, things that awesome dbas dodianarobete

Did you ever wanted to be THE DBA in your team? You know who I am talking about…The one that knows things no matter what you ask, be that Oracle, SQL Server,Read More…

01Jun/16

3 DBA Skills To Master To Grow As A DBA

June 1, 2016Database, Oracle, Personal Growth, SQL Serverbig picture thinking, curiosity, grow, learn, skills;DBA;database administrator, users' languagedianarobete

What Skills Should I Learn To Grow As A DBA? My answer to this question, could surprise you, because today, I am not going to talk about technical skills at all. ThisRead More…

04May/16

5 Things To Consider When Dropping Database User Accounts

May 4, 2016Database, Oracle, SQL Serverapplication user, database user, drop user, rollbackdianarobete

Dropping users in the database is a common task in the life of a DBA. Before jumping into executing the drop command, I would like you to consider a few things. WhyRead More…

27Apr/16

How To Conquer The 3 Roadblocks To Getting Certified

April 27, 2016Certification, Database, Oracle, SQL ServerCertification, DBA, OCA, OCP, Oracle, sQL Serverdianarobete

I am a fan of database certifications, and people who know me, know that. I do feel it is important for a DBA to be certified, and in the same time, IRead More…

19Apr/16

How Good Is Your Rollback Strategy? – 5 Ingredients For A Successful Rollback

April 19, 2016Database, Oracle, Personal Growth, SQL Serverrollback;database;plan;rollback plan;change management; dba; deployment document;sox;csox;dianarobete

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a change and all of a sudden the decision to rollback the change is taken? Did you have a plan to follow? OrRead More…