I’m It – Survival Techniques for the Lone DBA

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Managed environments include 56 SQL Server instances across 40 servers and later 16 instances on 15 servers, plus a couple of Oracle boxes, showing the real scale a lone DBA can hold. Practical claims: rely on community tooling (Glenn Berry performance queries, Ola Hallengren maintenance script, Adam Machanic’s sp_whoisactive), use Twitter/Slack/LinkedIn for 24/7 help, document everything as a “hit‑by‑the‑bus handbook,” push for monitoring tools, hire consultants when overloaded, and learn to say no to protect time and enable safe handoffs.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 2:40MONICA RATHBUN
3. 11:14Manage Company Expectations
4. 13:09Admit You Can't Do Everything
5. 17:14Avoid Custom Code

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