Excellent Topic. I hope to see more articles on design.

I agree with much of what was stated above, so I won't retype it.

Let me mention 2 things:

1. I...

After reading most of the other posts, it seems I am out of the norm. I graduated in 93 with a BS in Computer Science and have been working...

Your right my friend, in a perfect world I would be up to date. 😛 However, in the Microsoft world, just as my company and most other companies I know...

Just a thought:

I was preparing to update my MCDBA to a SQL Server 2005 MCITP, but I decided to hold off since SQL 2008 should be coming out soon. ...

I totally agree with Brian.  Certifications are no guarantee of a quality employee.  However, in my opinion, a person who took the time to get...

The frequency of the backup / restore process will be dependent on your environment.  My recommendation is to have at minimum a documented / tested backup recovery plan. 

I couldn’t have said it better than Ian.  In my mind, SQL Server 2005 was not ready for release.  In no time, Microsoft posted a...

It has been my experience that “Senior” in a job title is subjective and varies from company to company.

I am not sure what you are asking in the first part of your question.  But we have made linked servers to the AS400 using Iseries.

After setting up the iseries...

Two suggestions: Have you thought outside the SQL Box, and do you have more than one database on your disk array?

****Think outside the SQL Server box****

My career path has been a winding one.  I have been a programmer, a network engineer, and  desktop support in both hardware and software.  At...

I agree with Jwainz.  My first priority is my relationship with God and making sure my children have that relationship.  As they follow God’s Word...

I believe remote positions will become more common in the next few years.  Let me contribute two things I have heard about remote employment opportunities.

Yelena,

Thanks for your quick responses.  I appreciate your comments.

Are you on a 64 or 32 bit platform?

I am on a 64 bit.  I tried the MSDASQL, but it did...

The right thing to do would be to pay for the item or return it as indicated in the Amazon response communication, because that was the agreement of the orignial...