September 2010 - Posts

• Policy Based Management and the Unknown LoginMode

  The topic of this post comes from a question on the MSDN Forums, and had it not been for some advice from Buck Woody ( blog | twitter ), I never would have known the answer.  Lately I’ve been doing a lot of work with Policy Based Management, in particular, Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2010 2:47 AM by Jonathan Kehayias | 2 Comments Filed under: MSDN Forums, Database Administration, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, Policy Based Managment

• Setting the record straight - “So, What is an MVP Anyway?”

  Today’s SSWUG Newsletter, brought up the topic So, What is an MVP Anyway? , where, what I can only guess is one of the editors, Ben Taylor talks briefly about how he often receives assistance from people in the community that aren’t Microsoft MVP awardees', Read More... Posted Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:51 AM by Jonathan Kehayias | 7 Comments

• The Importance of a Mentor

  When I am asked how I got to where I am in my career, or how to make the transition to being a DBA, I usually have to think about my answer before I respond.  I realize that most people won’t be able to follow the same path that I took to get where Read More... Posted Friday, September 03, 2010 7:30 AM by Jonathan Kehayias | 5 Comments Filed under: Database Administration, Networking