http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Articles tagged SQL Server 7, 2000, Rants posted on SQLServerCentral.comen-us360sjones@sqlservercentral.com (Steve Jones)Although Brian likes that Microsoft delayed the next release of SQL Server for quality, he disagrees with the release strategy. See his opinion and argue your own! http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/News/sqlserver2005editorial/1343/2004/04/29http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/News/sqlserver2005editorial/1343/New Author! Written as a rant, this article covers a couple basic issues that STILL tend to get overlooked in a lot of places. It's run to rant sometimes but we plan to maintain our focus and continue to keep these a small percentage of our content. Let us know what you think. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Rants/fromthesoapboxdoesanyoneknowwhatdisasterrecoveryis/1266/2004/01/28http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Rants/fromthesoapboxdoesanyoneknowwhatdisasterrecoveryis/1266/In this view, Steve thinks that certifications are invaluable (especially in this economy). http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Miscellaneous/point_certification/498/2001/11/13http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Miscellaneous/point_certification/498/By default, all NT administrators of the domain that your SQL Server is installed in, have SA rights in every database. This presents interesting challenge for DBAs, political and technical. Does your NT administrator group need SA rights to every database? The answer is no. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Security/tipremoveadmin/168/2001/05/25http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Security/tipremoveadmin/168/Everyone needs a stable environment. This article discussed ways to keep your team on the same page. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Administering/20010422115746/82/2001/04/25http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Administering/20010422115746/82/