Essential Database Maintenance Tasks Every DBA Should Know

sql server maintenance tasks every dba sould know

(Note from our founder, Mike Walsh in March of 2025: Since this post has gone live, I want to say we’ve probably made at least $70,000 in buckets of hours specifically related to clients reaching out about issues that could have been avoided and addressed simply be following the advice from David here… While we … Read more

SQLwatch.io as a Free Monitoring Tool for Your SQL Servers: A Jr. DBA Review

SQLwatch review - free monitoring tool - review by jr DBA

I have been working for Straight Path for a while, and I have grown comfortable with the monitoring tools we use and what we look for on a daily basis. I thought I would branch during our second “Community Tools Month” and try out SQLWatch since it is a free community tool designed to help … Read more