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Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 1

We are still the World Champs, right?

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004514 More actions · Answer 2

Since we seem to be sharing tales of woe, here's some things about the project I'm currently doing.

The deadline has been set for about 3 weeks.

The requirements were finished and signed off beginning this week

The functional spec is due tomorrow

The logical database design was finished yesterday

Two requirements gathering workshops were held today

The scope has increased by 50% this week

The senior architect was heard to tell the project manager 'You have a team of four people. They can work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until this is done' (aside, the team is one front end developer, one database developer, one report/document writer, one architect)

The project manager looked very upset and surprised when I reminded him that I only spend 3 days a week on their project (I have other clients) and that my evenings are not available

And the senior architect wonders why we're not optimistic about meeting that deadline....

Gail Shaw
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SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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Trey Staker SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4846 More actions · Answer 3

Alvin Ramard (8/26/2010)
GilaMonster (8/26/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (8/26/2010)
And for those of you looking for a humorous diversion: http://bit.ly/bSaC3q
Sometimes I just wonder.....
Found this on Sean's blog. Fully agree
http://www.midnightdba.com/DBARant/?p=11
Way too many people out there trying to make themselves look more capable than they really are. I wonder how many think they know a whole lot more than they do.
Another example from the DBA interview I mentioned earlier:
Q: How would you schedule DB backups to be able to do a point in time recovery?
A: For example, weekly full backup, daily log backups, and hourly incrementals.
Interviewer: I think you have the last 2 reversed.
Interviewee: No, no, that's how you do it.
:w00t:

I actually went through an interview that was the exact opposite. The Interviewer swore that daily log backups and hourly incrementals were the way to go. I declined the position when it was offered to me.

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 399278 More actions · Answer 4

GilaMonster (8/26/2010)
Since we seem to be sharing tales of woe, here's some things about the project I'm currently doing.
The deadline has been set for about 3 weeks.
The requirements were finished and signed off beginning this week
The functional spec is due tomorrow
The logical database design was finished yesterday
Two requirements gathering workshops were held today
The scope has increased by 50% this week
The senior architect was heard to tell the project manager 'You have a team of four people. They can work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until this is done' (aside, the team is one front end developer, one database developer, one report/document writer, one architect)
The project manager looked very upset and surprised when I reminded him that I only spend 3 days a week on their project (I have other clients) and that my evenings are not available
And the senior architect wonders why we're not optimistic about meeting that deadline....

Oh lordy, that's frightening...

Hey, I have an idea. Just suggest that they use nHibernate. Everything will be done in no time. <snicker>

Our "fast" development with nHibernate is now about 4 months over due on their 18 month development cycle. I understand that they should be done by December. Only about 7 months behind. I'm still trying to figure out where all the time savings that nHibernate offers went.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004514 More actions · Answer 5

Trey Staker (8/26/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/26/2010)
Q: How would you schedule DB backups to be able to do a point in time recovery?
A: For example, weekly full backup, daily log backups, and hourly incrementals.
Interviewer: I think you have the last 2 reversed.
Interviewee: No, no, that's how you do it.
I actually went through an interview that was the exact opposite. The Interviewer swore that daily log backups and hourly incrementals were the way to go. I declined the position when it was offered to me.

Especially interesting seeing as SQL doesn't have incremental backups

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004514 More actions · Answer 6

Grant Fritchey (8/26/2010)
GilaMonster (8/26/2010)
Since we seem to be sharing tales of woe, here's some things about the project I'm currently doing.
<snip>
And the senior architect wonders why we're not optimistic about meeting that deadline....
Oh lordy, that's frightening...
Hey, I have an idea. Just suggest that they use nHibernate. Everything will be done in no time. <snicker>

I'm seriously considering suggesting Entity Framework, so that I can focus on getting the system integration portion done (will need to extract and load data from 4 systems) and not have to write stored procedures for the web frontend. Will see what the front end developer thinks.

Oh, did I mention that the deadline is end October? This October?

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 7

Alvin Ramard (8/26/2010)
I think I'm going to need new padding on my walls. :w00t:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic975982-1550-1.aspx

Oh jeez.....

Wayne
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Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 8

GilaMonster (8/26/2010)
Since we seem to be sharing tales of woe, here's some things about the project I'm currently doing.
The deadline has been set for about 3 weeks.
The requirements were finished and signed off beginning this week
The functional spec is due tomorrow
The logical database design was finished yesterday
Two requirements gathering workshops were held today
The scope has increased by 50% this week
The senior architect was heard to tell the project manager 'You have a team of four people. They can work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until this is done' (aside, the team is one front end developer, one database developer, one report/document writer, one architect)
The project manager looked very upset and surprised when I reminded him that I only spend 3 days a week on their project (I have other clients) and that my evenings are not available
And the senior architect wonders why we're not optimistic about meeting that deadline....

Hey, if you can't get the job done working 24 hours per day... just work nights! :w00t:

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281344 More actions · Answer 9

Well, we can see that Wayne has come into some more free time 😉

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 10

CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)
Well, we can see that Wayne has come into some more free time 😉

I wonder which DBCC TimeWarp parameter value(s) he's using.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281344 More actions · Answer 11

Alvin Ramard (8/26/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)
Well, we can see that Wayne has come into some more free time 😉
I wonder which DBCC TimeWarp parameter value(s) he's using.

716 (caffeine)

1892 (morphine)

346 (HGH)

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 12

CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/26/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)
Well, we can see that Wayne has come into some more free time 😉
I wonder which DBCC TimeWarp parameter value(s) he's using.
716 (caffeine)
1892 (morphine)
346 (HGH)

I guess I should have anticipated this strange twist of the thread... had me chuckling pretty good there!

I know one person that would be ecstatic if I had found all this time :crazy:

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004514 More actions · Answer 13

CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)
716 (caffeine)

Using a lot of that one tonight. Wait, it's morning already.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281344 More actions · Answer 14

WayneS (8/26/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/26/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)
Well, we can see that Wayne has come into some more free time 😉
I wonder which DBCC TimeWarp parameter value(s) he's using.
716 (caffeine)
1892 (morphine)
346 (HGH)
I guess I should have anticipated this strange twist of the thread... had me chuckling pretty good there!
I know one person that would be ecstatic if I had found all this time :crazy:

1?

I am stuck in a tossup between three choices to know which 1 that is:

1. Wife

2. yourSelf

3. OP (not in the forum sense or Ocean Pacific sense either)

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 399278 More actions · Answer 15

GilaMonster (8/26/2010)
I'm seriously considering suggesting Entity Framework, so that I can focus on getting the system integration portion done (will need to extract and load data from 4 systems) and not have to write stored procedures for the web frontend. Will see what the front end developer thinks.
Oh, did I mention that the deadline is end October? This October?

That's quite the deadline...

I've heard great things about the new Entity Framework. It's not perfect, but it's been built to work with databases, not ignore them.

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