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The document outlines best practices and essentials for SQL Administration, covering topics such as core responsibilities, SQL Server architecture, backup and recovery strategies, security management, performance tuning, and monitoring. It emphasizes the importance of ensuring database availability, performance, and security while utilizing various tools and utilities. Best practices include automating backups, maintaining documentation, and regularly testing restore procedures.

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SQL Administration Presentation

The document outlines best practices and essentials for SQL Administration, covering topics such as core responsibilities, SQL Server architecture, backup and recovery strategies, security management, performance tuning, and monitoring. It emphasizes the importance of ensuring database availability, performance, and security while utilizing various tools and utilities. Best practices include automating backups, maintaining documentation, and regularly testing restore procedures.

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SQL Administration: Best Practices

& Essentials
• Presented by Sampathi Lakshmi
• Date: [Insert Date]
Agenda
• • Introduction to SQL Administration
• • Core Responsibilities
• • SQL Server Architecture
• • Backup & Recovery
• • Security Management
• • Performance Tuning
• • Monitoring & Maintenance
• • Tools & Utilities
• • Best Practices
Introduction to SQL Administration
• SQL Administrators (DBAs) manage database
systems to ensure availability, performance,
and security.
• They work with RDBMS platforms such as SQL
Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle.
Core Responsibilities
• • Install and configure SQL servers
• • Manage and monitor databases
• • Ensure security and compliance
• • Schedule backups and recovery plans
• • Optimize performance and troubleshoot
issues
SQL Server Architecture
• Main components:
• • SQL Engine – Processes queries
• • Storage Engine – Handles data storage
• • Query Processor – Executes queries
• • Transaction Manager – Ensures data
integrity
Backup & Recovery
• Types of backups:
• • Full – Complete data copy
• • Differential – Changes since last full backup
• • Transaction Log – Captures changes since
last log backup

• Restoration strategy is key for disaster


recovery.
Security Management
• • Authentication: Windows or SQL Server
login
• • Authorization: Grant/restrict access via roles
• • Encryption: Protect sensitive data
• • Auditing: Track database access and changes
Performance Tuning
• • Indexing: Speeds up searches
• • Query optimization: Rewrite slow queries
• • Execution plans: Visualize query cost
• • Monitor performance metrics to find
bottlenecks
Monitoring & Maintenance
• • Use SQL Server Agent for jobs
• • Run DBCC CHECKDB for integrity
• • Track disk space and CPU
• • Set up alerts for critical events
Tools & Utilities
• • SSMS – SQL Server Management Studio
• • Azure Data Studio – Lightweight SQL editor
• • SQL Profiler – Trace activity
• • Third-party tools: Redgate, dbForge,
pgAdmin
Best Practices
• • Follow least privilege principle
• • Automate backups and updates
• • Regularly test restore procedures
• • Use version control for scripts
• • Maintain documentation
Q&A
• Thank you!
• Any questions or feedback?

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