Do you have DBA syndrome?
Sometimes DBAs become resistant to change. When they lose focus on their full purpose they may have DBA syndrome.
2016-10-05
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Ben Kubicek
- Interests: Jesus, playing guitar singing, most sports, running, biking, triathlons
An object lesson about what is really important
A story I heard a long time ago reminds us to choose what is really important.
2016-08-11
116 reads
How do you know when it is time to leave a job?
Today we have a guest editorial from Ben Kubicek as Steve is traveling out of town. I discovered I had stayed at a job about two years too long. Why was that?
2016-07-22
204 reads
An example of how networking netted a new job
Today we have a guest editorial as Steve is away on vacation. You often hear about how important it is to network. This is a story of how my network helped me get a new job.
2016-07-01
94 reads
Don’t Miss Out on an Opportunity to Connect
There are people in our lives that we want to connect with, so why don't we?
2016-05-09
100 reads
Never give up
When facing a problem you aren't sure you can solve, keep working on it and believe in yourself.
2014-07-08
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2014-06-17
225 reads
Try to focus on the positive
When we focus on negative things we get more negative. Be thankful for something positive.
2014-06-10
173 reads
Blogs
Cost Visibility: Tracking and Analysing Your Cloud Spend
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Whiling away an afternoon, thinking
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Black Box vs. Gray Box vs. White Box Testing
By Brian Kelley
If your organization is spending money, then meaningful results are a must. Pen testing...
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top II
I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers