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Database Daily Usefullness

Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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January 28, 2005 at 4:26 pm

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Do you read Database Daily each week? Do you find it useful or not? Or is it something you browse when things are slow?

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K. Brian Kelley SSC Guru Points: 114703 More actions · Answer 1

I read it each week and I usually find at least one useful link each "issue."

K. Brian Kelley
@kbriankelley

Vince Pacella Old Hand Points: 327 More actions · Answer 2

I like the Database Daily and I do read it thoroughly. Please keep up the good work!

Vince.

adamcrv Hall of Fame Points: 3056 More actions · Answer 3

I look forward to reading dbdaily, i think the format could be changed a little, but im not sure how, maybe partition different sections of into colors ?? maybe hyperlinks to the sections, not the news items themselves ??

I like reading security primarily and microsoft and of course SQL server news, the others i dont have interest in but occasionally read (eg on a quiet work day)

the unsubscribers dont know what they are missing !!

keep up the great work

cheers

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Jamie Batiste SSCommitted Points: 1880 More actions · Answer 4

Hi Steve,

I usually scan the database daily and the community update. There are at least two articles a time in the daily database where as in the community update I read the articles, editorial and scripts and if nothing interests me its gone(I can search online if theres something I am looking for...and have done so in the past - log shipping etc). I don't read the blogs, having said that I found an interesting one last week.

My preference is useful articles surrounding SQL server with a lean towards how tos. I will be interested in Yukon however I am ignoring the majority of articles until I have a single client who's going to upgrade. Given that I service the finance industry, they'll be loath to move until SP1 on that one.

I don't scan the news or google unless theres something I want so I do find this condensed version interesting.

Thanks

kepr Grasshopper Points: 18 More actions · Answer 5

I read it, I follow most of the links, I find it very interesting, stimulating and useful. It saves me a lot of work.

You should be getting lots of Kudos for it. Please keep it going.

In SQL Server terms its the most useful thing I have found on the Web. For example, where Stonebraker goes the others will have to follow.

ade-165491 SSC Veteran Points: 215 More actions · Answer 6

i enjoy reading database daily , usually when i need a break from the day to day DBA chores. Some of the articles are interesting and usefull and hope you decide to keep the idea going.

A bit of a taboo question maybe but, do you know of a decent oracle equivalent site? i have unwillingly been shunted into some oracle work, and from what i have seen the SQL Server community is a far more friendlier place to be

Thanks, Adrian

amackay_1 Ten Centuries Points: 1240 More actions · Answer 7

I read it each week and am getting a lot out of it. Keep up the good work!

Andrew

Eric Parker-119924 Grasshopper Points: 17 More actions · Answer 8

I give it a quick look when I get it and zero in on anything that catches my interest. Tought to give it too much time as I am inundated with heavy workload.

It is of benefit and you should keep it going if you are able.

Thanks.

Eric

blbeattie@hotmail.com SSC Rookie Points: 36 More actions · Answer 9

analogy: I used to buy the Tuesdays' Australian (newspaper) for the IT sector news but since I subscribe to the News Ltd australianIT.com.au newsletter, I don't need to. same news, more convienance.

To me, Database Daily is a similar service. To be honest, I'll follow a link at, say, 1 out of 3 editions. But don't be cut about this.

While it might not be a consistatly critical service, it's still valuable to me. I can choose what I'm interested in, and follow up.

and all it takes to prove Database Daily's worth is one single (timely) story/article/link. just one at the right moment. Information dissemination is the key in a vast overload of "stuff" on the web.

in that context it's worth it's weight in gold.

keep going Steve and crew, I appreciate it. I certainly won't be unsubscribing.

cheers

barry.b

SteffiDBA SSC Veteran Points: 243 More actions · Answer 10

Major Kudos to you!

I read it each week and always find something interesting to use or a new little tip that will save me time.

Keep up the good work and know that many people appreciate all the hard work.

bond007 SSCrazy Points: 2056 More actions · Answer 11

Just to add my 2 pennies. I generally find at least one, and generally more, interesting links in Daily. Keep up the good work.

Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional

Kathi Kellenberger SSChampion Points: 11811 More actions · Answer 12

Steve,

Please keep sending Database Daily. I always find two or three interesting items to read. Gathering all of this information is a lot of work, I'm sure. You are providing a great service!

Kathi

Aunt Kathi Data Platform MVP
Author of Expert T-SQL Window Functions
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Michael Rempel Newbie Points: 2 More actions · Answer 13

Hi Steve.

I scan most of my subscribes. Yours included. I generally look to yours before I look at any other news source for SQL because I get what I want and you seldom if ever miss anything important.

You are my info compressor. A lovely lossless codec of SQL information. Keep up the good work.

fhanlon SSChampion Points: 13131 More actions · Answer 14

I too read the Database Daily whenever it comes out. I often find useful of interesting tidbits that I might otherwise have missed. Good work.

Francis

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