Graham Okely
Graham is currently a SQL Server DBA and has been working with database systems since 1984. He has been specializing in SQL Server since 2007. He earned a Bachelor of Applied Science Information Technology (With Distinction) from RMIT University in 2006. He is a DBA who has worked for various companies in Western Australia including the government and private sector including mining, oil and gas, health, an ISP and educational institutions. He has worked for Fujitsu as a DBA team leader and at Computer Sciences Corporation as a DBA contractor.
2018 Awards
2018 Awards
Application Development
- Build a SQL Server and PHP Environment (last update: 12/26/2014)
Availability Groups
- Orphaned User Detection for SQL Server High Availability Databases (last update: 3/15/2018)
Backup
- How to create a simple database backup using SSMS (last update: 7/29/2013)
- SQL Server Backup Paths and File Management (last update: 6/5/2013)
Database Administration
- Managing your active SQL Server instance list using PHP (last update: 8/14/2018)
Linked Servers
- Creating a SQL Server Linked Server to SQLite to Import Data (last update: 10/31/2013)
Monitoring
- Build and Automate a SQL Server Status Report on Server Restart or Scheduled (last update: 5/15/2018)
Professional Development Skills Development
- Meeting Preparation for SQL Server Projects (last update: 11/21/2018)
Resource Governor
- SQL Server Resource Governor Game (last update: 5/21/2021)
SQL Operations Studio
- SQL Server Operations Studio - Where Does It Fit In? (last update: 3/28/2018)
SQL Server Configurations
- Remove Dynamic Port Configuration from a SQL Server Instance (last update: 12/19/2018)
SQL Server on Linux
- Automate SQL Server Backup and Restore Tasks in Linux (last update: 10/15/2020)
- Automate SQL Server multi-file database restores on Linux (last update: 4/16/2018)
- Linux commands to assist with importing a CSV file into SQL Server (last update: 10/11/2018)
- System Status Report for SQL Server Running on Linux (last update: 8/31/2018)
Testing
- SQL Server Test Environment Benefits (last update: 12/28/2018)
Upgrades and Migrations
- Demonstrate a SQL Server Architecture with Lego (last update: 7/11/2018)
- Manage SQL Server Instances for Decommissioning and Upgrade Projects (last update: 8/15/2013)
