Presenting at User Groups or SQL Saturday Events

This year I set myself the challenge to present at least once at the Belfast SQL Server User group and on September 18th I shall be presenting on DBCC CHECKDB In’s and Out’s as well as Database Backups and Database Corruption.

The reason I wanted to present was to allow me to teach others what I have learnt over time, as well as looking to help build and further my career. Presenting is also a great way to get to meet others within the SQL Community and giving something back to those who are just starting out as a SQL DBA or Developer.

Anybody can give a technical presentation and the best example of this is Jes Borland’s (B|T) You Can Give A Technical Presentation

I was also fortunate enough to see Jes present in person at the Chicago SQL Server User Group and a copy of the presentation can be found at Chicago SQL Server User Group

For anyone interested in my sessions the synopsis are as follows:-

DBCC CHECKDB In’s and Out’s
Consistency checks are one of the most important tasks that DBAs need to perform regularly, to ensure database integrity is maintained and data services up time requirements are met. In this session we will discuss how the DBCC CHECKDB process works and techniques for managing DBCC CHECKDB executions on large highly transactional databases that require no interruption to data services availability. Through this discussion, we will cover a wide range of DBCC CHECKDB parameters and how they affect the manner in which DBCC CHECKDB command is executed. When you leave this discussion, you will have the knowledge to take these techniques directly to your own database landscape and ensure database integrity is maintained and possible internal errors are proactively resolved.

Database Corruption

Ensuring backups are free from corruption is a key task of the DBA so that it is possible to restore data in the event of database corruption being detected or having to restore data. In this session we will walk through a number of scenarios to show what happens if you don’t detect corruption within your backup process.