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The Top 10 Best Practices as a Dynamics DBA. John Lowther. Roundtable Session. That means it’s about US talking not just me! WE ask questions! WE can answer questions! WE can offer advice, suggestions & options! WE can voice our opinion! WE can have different opinions!
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The Top 10 Best Practices as a Dynamics DBA John Lowther
Roundtable Session • That means it’s about US talking not just me! • WE ask questions! • WE can answer questions! • WE can offer advice, suggestions & options! • WE can voice our opinion! • WE can have different opinions! • HR Status OTHER; are they an employee or not? • But most of all WE can Network!
Agenda / Objectives • Backup the Files as well as the Databases • Validate all backups • Create a Test System for the users and ourselves • Dig into System Maintenance not just SQL Server • Teach Users about Reconcile & Check Links • Maximize SQL Performance for GP! • Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence • Go beyond Business Alerts • Tie everything together • Teach our users how to let us know when we need to do a restore!
Other Classes • System Maintenance • Worst Mistakes You Can Make with Dynamics GP • Reconcile & Check Links • Setting up and Maintaining Test Systems • Living on a Virtual Server Farm • Maximizing SQL Performance with Dynamics GP • Enterprise Data Warehousing and Consolidated Business Intelligence • Going Beyond Dynamics GP Business Alerts
Other Items • Share My Code Fair • Bloggers Corner • Challenge Wall • Connections Cafe` • Rock & Rave Wednesday Night • Town Hall Meeting – Turn in your questions! • MOST OF ALL NETWORK!!!!
Last minute things • Remember to turn in your tickets at the registration desk • Please file out your evaluations.
John Lowther • DBA / Sr. Developer / Business Analysis Sta-home Health & Hospice, Inc.Also on the Board of Advisors for the Dynamics GP User Group (GPUG)10+ years with Dynamics-GP (GL, AP, HR, Payroll, Maintenance, Training, Upgrades, Security) 15+ years as a Database Administrator (Maintenance, Performance, Warehousing, Validation, Correctness, Alerts, BI & Reporting)20+ years as a Developer (Written software for IBM, BCBS, Schools, Nursing Homes, & Home Health) • Blog: Microsoft Dynamics GP DBABlog: GPUG Member Tidbits • email: JohnLowther@Hotmail.Com • *Please put at least “GPUG” in the Subject Line