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  • September 17, 2013 at 12:18 pm

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    o103452 (9/17/2013)

    I wonder what to do next: keep learning SQL Server, or exand my knowledge to Windows.

    I would say, why not do both

    The real question is -- is there a market for "Win+SQL admins" or is it better to be a "good SQL admin" 🙂

    The answer is "Yes" and "It Depends". Most of the larger shops have a separate "Windows Group" but someone with good knowledge of both is a fairly rare and valuable find. Even if they don't want you to do the Windows stuff, it's always good to know what's going on. So far as learning more about SQL Server, becoming a T-SQL "Ninja" with a good background of SQL Server at the system level has served me very well when it comes to finding high paying and interesting jobs.

    One thing I know for sure -- other RDBMS are a "No-Go" for me...

    I can't say I blame you a bit.:-D I got tangled up with Oracle for about 3 years and dropped it like a hot potato right after that job ended.

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)