Backing up databases, tuning of database engines, etc. all make sense to me for Server Fault.
But where do questions like this one go?
asked Apr 30, 2010 at 17:58
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1dba.stackexchange.com is now active– Leigh RiffelCommented Jan 11, 2011 at 21:05
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DBAs wear a lot of hats. It depends on what hat you're wearing at the time.
Are you optimizing a single sql query or indexing on a single database? Then it's probably stackoverflow. Are you worrying about your maintenance plans, backups, server configs, etc? Then it's probably serverfault.
answered Apr 30, 2010 at 18:59
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3And if you are looking for a remote client to edit Database data, you are looking for SuperUser Commented Apr 30, 2010 at 19:35
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Regarding "Are you optimizing a single sql query or indexing on a single database", Wouldn't that be better on dba.SE?– PacerierCommented Dec 19, 2014 at 18:07
There was an Area 51 proposal to pull these questions together. It is now launched at Database Administrators. There are many database questions that may even seem like they belong on SO, SF or SU, but in fact belong on another site.
I'd say SO, definitely.
There will be many more database design/programming experts there than on SF, and what's being asked is essentially a database programming question.
answered Apr 30, 2010 at 18:25
If you're dealing with code(read: SQL queries directly) then it belongs on SO. Everything else belongs on SF.
That is SO because it's a table/index design/tuning question.
