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control freaks. DBAs think developers are unruly cowboys. How do we overcome these differences?
If you’re a developer, your best strategy is to manage your DBAs’ anxieties and demonstrate your
competence and credibility. Attend this session to learn about 10 techniques that developers can apply
to their code which will calm your DBAs’ fears and earn their admiration.


This session will answer questions like:

What’s the most common Transact-SQL programming mistake and how do I fix it?
How do database designers cause problems for future generations of application developers and
database administrators?
Why do inexperienced database administrators make their own job more difficult and less
efficient?


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There are a short list of mistakes that, if you know of them in advance, will make your life much easier.
These mistakes are the “low hanging fruit” of application design, development, and administration.
Once you apply the lessons learned from this session, you’ll find yourself performing at a higher level of
efficiency and effectiveness than before. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Top Ten Crucial Dev Skills to Make Your DBA Happy

Stereotypes abound for different types of people in the IT world. Developers think DBAs are
control freaks. DBAs think developers are unruly cowboys. How do we overcome these differences?
If you’re a developer, your best strategy is to manage your DBAs’ anxieties and demonstrate your
competence and credibility. Attend this session to learn about 10 techniques that developers can apply
to their code which will calm your DBAs’ fears and earn their admiration.


This session will answer questions like:

What’s the most common Transact-SQL programming mistake and how do I fix it?
How do database designers cause problems for future generations of application developers and
database administrators?
Why do inexperienced database administrators make their own job more difficult and less
efficient?


-


There are a short list of mistakes that, if you know of them in advance, will make your life much easier.
These mistakes are the “low hanging fruit” of application design, development, and administration.
Once you apply the lessons learned from this session, you’ll find yourself performing at a higher level of
efficiency and effectiveness than before.

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline is a renowned database expert and software industry veteran currently serving is the Director of Engineering Services at SQL Sentry, a leading vendor of database and business intelligence tools. A Microsoft SQL Server MVP since 2004, Kevin was a founding board member and former president of PASS. He has written or co-written tweleve books including the best-selling SQL in a Nutshell.  Kevin contributes monthly columns to SQL Server Pro and DBTA magazines.  Kevin is a noted trainer and thought leader on IT leadership skills, database management technology and practices, and SQL Server performance tuning and optimization.  Kevin is a top-rated speaker at conferences worldwide. He is on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn at @kekline and blogs at http://KevinEKline.com.

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