September 21, 2010 6:30 PM - 52 attended

DBA as Protector of the Data: Notes from the Field

Microsoft (map)

Selected By: Mark Ginnebaugh

Speaker: Denise McInerney, DBA at Intuit

The DBA can be the last line of defense guarding the integrity of their company’s data. Taking this responsibility seriously will make you more successful in your job.

You Will Learn:

  • How to proactively ensure that the data in your transactional system is clean and correct
  • How to take an integrated approach to data protection

As Well as Important Tips About:

  • Cover Table Design
  • Transactions
  • Change Management
  • Coding Standards

Denise will take a comprehensive view of this crucial aspect of the DBA’s job, drawing on many real-life examples. She will also describe how pessimism and vigilance can be valuable traits for a DBA.

Denise McInerney is a DBA at Intuit and has been a PASS leader since 2004. She has twelve years experience as a SQL Server DBA. Denise's focus is design and performance tuning OLTP databases that support web-based applications. Denise is an MCDBA and an MCTS in SQL Server 2005.

Read An Interview with Denise McInerney.

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