Scott Shaw

I couldn’t cut it in Literary Academia so I took a different path down the I.T. road. It’s been a great journey full of late nights, stressful outages, and tons of technical documentation.  Along the way I’ve acquired many things including ways to be contacted.  My email is spshaw70@gmail.com, I have a fresh blog at  http://blogofshaw.blogspot.com/, a slightly more mature LinkedIn account, Twitter scottshaw@shawsql and finally a Facebook account dedicated to I.T. I’ve been in I.T. long enough to remember the days when technical folks were anything but social! Those days are obviously gone.

I currently live comfortably in Saint Louis with my wife and 2 kids.  I have a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature and a MSMIS degree in Management Information Systems.  I work as Lead SQL DBA for Sisters of Mercy Health Systems. The company owns numerous hospitals and small clinics throughout the Midwest.  I own a fledgling consulting company www.dbaconsortium.com and I’ve taught SQL at Washington University’s CAIT program.  I’ve also had the honor of presenting at SQLSaturday (http://sqlsaturday.com/53/schedule.aspx).

• Comparing SQL Server Native Backup Times to SnapManager Backups (3/25/2011)
• Configuring Snap Backups with SMSQL for NetApps and SQL Server (2/2/2011)
• Considerations for Implementing SnapManager for SQL Server (1/6/2011)

• Dismantling a SQL Server Cluster After a P2V Physical to Virtual Migration (4/6/2011)
• Monitor Your Virtual SQL Server Environment (Part 4 of 5) (10/11/2011)
• Planning Your Virtual SQL Server Implementation (Part 3 of 5) (8/18/2011)
• SQL Server Virtualization Advantages and Disadvantages Part 2 of 5 (7/20/2011)
• SQL Server Virtualization Overview (Part 1 of 5) (6/29/2011)
• SQL Server Virtualization Summary (Part 5 of 5) (12/29/2011)
• Tips for Navigating SQL Server VM Conversions (2/28/2011)