Soft Skills

A guest Friday poll from Adam Angelini, DBA and member of the band Wakamojo, which was featured on some editorial podcasts. This week Adam wonders about soft skills for DBAs.

Soft Skills

A guest Friday poll from Adam Angelini, DBA and member of the band Wakamojo, which was featured on some editorial podcasts. This week Adam wonders about soft skills for DBAs.

Sparse Columns

SQL Server 2008: Implementation and Maintenance, Beta Exam

I signed up for the SS2K8 beta exam, the maintenance and implementation one, and had it scheduled for this morning....

Untouched Data

How much data do you have that's never accessed. Apparently most of it on a network is just stored and never re-examined. Steve Jones comments on a few statistics.

Pulling Together

When a co-worker is ill, what should the rest of the office do? How do you handle absences that might extend for weeks or months. Steve Jones comments on the responsibilities of the team.

Pulling Together

When a co-worker is ill, what should the rest of the office do? How do you handle absences that might extend for weeks or months. Steve Jones comments on the responsibilities of the team.

Pulling Together

When a co-worker is ill, what should the rest of the office do? How do you handle absences that might extend for weeks or months. Steve Jones comments on the responsibilities of the team.

A Good Case For Reference

Steve Jones is looking for some interesting application ideas using SQL Server that can help teach people how to take advantage of features.

Untouched Data

How much data do you have that's never accessed. Apparently most of it on a network is just stored and never re-examined. Steve Jones comments on a few statistics.