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SQL Agent Alerts for Severity 17 to 25 and Errors 823, 824, 825
Configure Agent alerts for serious severities and errors 823, 824 and 825, connect an operator to Database Mail, and test response delays.
Page Verify CHECKSUM and Why It Matters
Page verify CHECKSUM detects altered database pages on read; inspect old settings, understand new writes, and review suspect pages.
Hey DBA – Baselines and Performance Monitoring – Why? – Notes from the Field #058
Mike Walsh explains why baselines and performance monitoring matter for every DBA, and how to know what normal looks like on your servers.
Database Maintenance Checklist: Daily, Weekly and Monthly
A database maintenance checklist keeps the dull checks from slipping. This post lists what to check daily, weekly and monthly in SQL Server, with one small read-only query for backups, errors, free space, CHECKDB, statistics, growth, logins and patch level.
Finding Databases Owned by Personal Logins and Fixing Them
Find databases owned by personal logins, review an approved replacement owner, and test dbo mapping and execution-context effects.
Getting Your Employer to Pay for Training
Ask your employer to pay for training with a short proposal that ties the course to work, shows cost, and shares the result with the team.