The New Dynamic Duo

Last week I watched a really good episode of SSWUG TV. Stephen interviewed Paul Randal and Kim Tripp in the hallway of the hotel. First, let me say that I’ve never seen either of them look happier. They were laughing and giddy the whole time, which really shows how good they are for each other. That aside though, this interview was exactly what you would expect when SQL experts of their caliber get together in one place. They touched a lot on recovery and the things you can do to bring your DB back up if you have a problem. I’m sure a lot of these things are unknown to a lot of DBAs simply because dispite what our Oracle counterparts say, SQL Server doesn’t go down all that often, so recovery skills are hard to develop and keep unless your on the PSS team.

So I seriously advise all of you guys to go watch this episide because it’ll expose you to some things you’ve never heard of, and at least you’ll know they exist. Then if you want more specifics, you can write your local MVP or anyone else really, and get some more info. Or you can just wait for Paul’s whitepaper that he PROMISED ON FILM. I think he said he’s trying to have it ready for this summer sometime. Don’t worry though. I’ll setup a SQL job to email him every day until it’s ready.

But it’s a fun interview, and I highly suggest that everyone go check it out. It’s here.

I’m serious though… these two were just having a blast. They really are the new dynamic duo. I kept expecting them to say “Wonder Twin powers: Activate”. I’m happy for you guys. You really agree with each other. And Kim, I have no doubt that Paul beats you at that game all the time.