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This chapter focuses on developing non-technical skills that can help separate you from every other DBA within your organization. Why is this important? In our opinion, the nontechnical skills place you in the top tier of DBAs and ultimately help you make more money. We have both been successful professionally in a short period. We would like to share with you some of the things that we have done to grow rapidly in our profession.
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© 2012 Ken Simmons and Sylvester Carstarphen
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Simmons, K., Carstarphen, S. (2012). Secrets to Excelling as a Professional DBA. In: Pro SQL Server 2012 Administration. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3916-1_17
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