https://thedwindlingdba.com/Recent content on The Dwindling DBAHugoen-usMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thedwindlingdba.com/posts/sql-server-estate-registry-powershell/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thedwindlingdba.com/posts/sql-server-estate-registry-powershell/A runnable PowerShell + dbatools estate registry: schema, daily discovery sweeps, drift detection, and the review workflow that keeps 25,000 databases enumerated.https://thedwindlingdba.com/posts/sql-server-estate-management/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thedwindlingdba.com/posts/sql-server-estate-management/SQL Server estate management at 25,000+ databases across 300+ Azure VMs, run by one senior DBA: the inventory, automation, patching, and monitoring operating model.https://thedwindlingdba.com/about/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thedwindlingdba.com/about/<p>Dustin Marzolf. Senior DBA, 13 years on SQL Server and Azure. Sole senior DBA operating an estate of 25,000+ databases across 300+ Azure VMs.</p> <p>This blog documents what the job actually looks like at that scale while the standalone DBA role dwindles around it: the registry, the automation library, patch rings, monitoring economics, migration math, and the career case for reading &ldquo;dwindling&rdquo; as a rebrand with a raise attached.</p> <p>Every post ships with runnable scripts and real fleet numbers, anonymized to ratios where employer details would leak.</p>