You can watch the replay for this Geek Sync webcast in the IDERA Resource Center: http://ow.ly/lF4i50A5r4Q Join Idera and SQL Savant Andy Warren for a Geek Sync where we walk you through a set of Week 1 Best Practices and provide insight on how to prioritize the tasks necessary to navigate the new SQL database to ensure you provide maximum results with minimal negative impact to the organization.

1. How to Deal
With an
Inherited
SQL Server
March 11. 2015

2. Meet Andy Warren
• Microsoft MVP
• Served on the PASS Board
• Founding partner in
SQLServerCentral.com
• Blogs at https://sqlandy.com

3. It’s All Yours Now
• Might be from a merger/acquisition
• A “departmental” server

4. Take Notes, Triage, Do No Harm
• Taking notes might seem obvious, but imperative!
• There’s a tendency to just jump in and start “fixing”
stuff. Build the list, talk to the boss
• It’s amazingly easy to break something by trying to
make something “better”

5. Warm Hand Off
• Meet the people that used to manage it
• Don’t be critical of the setup
• Get as much info as you can during the planning
and transfer, but assume you’ll have some follow up
questions

6. Find The Documentation
• There is never enough, but some
• Data Dictionary/Diagrams
• Jobs
• What do they do
• Who do you email when they fail

7. Did you miss the live webinar? You
can view the entire Geek Sync on
idera.com
Watch the On Demand Webinar