Interviewing for a database position is a careful game of give and take. Knowing what to expect and how to prepare for your interview is important, but it's only half the battle. You'll also need to ask questions to see if the job, and the company, is a good fit for you.
2013-02-08
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In NYC on Feb 21 at 6:30, Don Gabor has a short seminar to help with your networking. Whether you are chatting in small groups or one-on-one at a networking event, IT conference or after-hours party, your ability to master the art of conversation will help you find and connect with business contacts.
2013-02-08
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A brief look at the Varbinary data type and its uses in SQL Server for beginners.
2013-02-07
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you have created a SQL Server Policy to check database recovery models. Now you need to check the databases on all of your SQL Server instances. In this tip we will show how you can evaluate a SQL Server policy against multiple instances.
2013-02-07
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Seldom has a SQL Server Service pack had such an effect on database development as when SQL Server 2012 SP1 introduced selective XML indexes. These transform the practicality of querying large amounts of XML data. Seth Delconte demonstrates how and why this feature makes all the difference.
2013-02-06
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This article describes a T-SQL procedure to insert data using the SSIS Data Pump
2013-02-05
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Arshad Ali provides a step-by-step guide to create a partitioned table/index.
2013-02-05
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Come join Steve Jones, Grant Fritchey and an amazing lineup of speakers at the spring SQL Intersection conference in Las Vegas, April 8-11, 2013. Register now and you get a Surface RT tablet.
2013-02-05 (first published: 2013-02-01)
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Have you ever had to write a bunch of TSQL to do some data analysis on the table data in your database. If you have you'll know that this can become a fairly time consuming and tedious task? SQL Server 2012 Integration Services has a feature called the Data Profiling task that can help you perform this analysis much easier and faster (this feature is also available in SQL Server 2008). This task can help you find potential issues with your existing data as well as help you become more familiar with the data in a database that you have just started managing.
2013-02-04
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2013-02-04
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