Send DBA to Space
By Techgirl

Does your Data Base Administrator (DBA) do a great job in ensuring your data is safe, backed up and optimized for quick access?  Reward her / him with a Trip to Space!

Red Gate Software, which makes ingeniously simple tools to help SQL Server, .NET, and Oracle professionals do an exceptional job, has launched a DBA in Space competition.

Red Gate Software has teamed up with Space Adventures to offer one lucky DBA a ticket into space. Complete their video quiz, and you could be the winner. Aside from the grand prize, there’s a discount on Red Gate tools available for anyone who enters, rewards for the finalists, and a free eBook for everyone who takes part in the voting.

How does the competition work?  The competition starts with a five week video quiz. All you have to do is answer the questions and complete some simple SQL tasks. Each week, new questions and tasks will be released. You can get started right away, or join in any time you like – the competition is open till 18th November.

Techgoss note:  Techgirl is a senior Tech journalist who reports on the IT, KPO and KPO Sectors for a leading media house.  In her spare time, she dabbles in satire in her blog techgirltalk.blogspot.com.  Techgirl has been ejected from Twitter for satirizing an Indian Minister.  Her satire blog has links to her Times of India interview detailing her being kicked out of Twitter, and then being invited back.