Warning: this page is really out of date.

The following documents are recommended

• A document on oracle to sybase translations (equivalent commands) based on some stuff I copied floating on the web.
• Sybase Administration White Paper v2.0 (7/1/96) They tell you how to run "dump database". This white paper tells you how to manage and administer real world servers. It is a great overview of the sa's job. MS Word 6.0
• Performance Tuning White Paper (11/10/96) is for an article in Exploring SQL Server magazine and gives a brief synopsis of my methodology for tuning Sybase systems (something I have done quite a bit of). MS Word 6.0 | Powerpoint Talk

The following documents are also quite useful

• 05/15/00    The Boss Sybase DBA page contains lots of interesting documents
• 04/20/00    Getting to Know the Sybase Optimizer : An article on the sybase 11 optimizer
• 12/10/99    Comparison of terminology between oracle and sybase
• Sybase Interfaces File Information : A good writeup on the sybase interface file
• The complete List of DBCC Commands
• Topher's Tuning Tips
• Topher's Stored Procedure Tips
• Sybase Reserved words list
• Optimizing SQL Queries
• Lock Description By Query Type
• Varchar Behavior Explained
• How To Audit Who Logs In To The Server
• Transaction Log Info
• Tips on using Q&E with Sybase
• Using One server on 2 networks
• Sybase Trace Flags
• Autoboot of SQL Server version for DEC OSF v3.2C
• What is Raid & What does it mean to you (Sun World Online Article)
• How To Tune Raid Disk Arrays (Sun World Olnline Article)
• My 1997 ISUG Presentation on free web resources is available in powerpoint format.

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