LESSON 6 — Build Your DBA Workspace (Scripts, Evidence, Notes)

DBAs must be organized. When something breaks, you cannot “remember it later.” You need a system.

Recommended folder structure

Create this on your computer (or cloud drive). You will reuse it forever:

Naming rules (so you can find things fast)

Use consistent names like:

• 2026-01-09__blocking__triage-notes.md

• 2026-01-09__query-tuning__before-after.txt

Try it now (10 minutes):
Create the folders. Create the empty template files. Write 5 lines in DBA-Notebook.md.