Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)

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Again...

AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!

Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are...

Dare we ask?

SQLRNNR (5/19/2015)

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Eric M Russell (5/19/2015)

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But honestly, I could coach an average 12 year old how to fake their way through a SQL Server interview, if all it involves is...

David Webb-CDS (5/15/2015)

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Your customer comes to you and says the query he has run daily for the last two years is suddenly taking hours instead of seconds. You gather...

Luis Cazares (5/15/2015)

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It's important for us that you'll be a good fit in our team, so the following question will define if you get the job or not.

Leading commas or...

GilaMonster (5/15/2015)

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Luis Cazares (5/14/2015)

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You receive a late call during the night to inform you that the server is down and must be working correctly before everyone arrives in the morning....

Jeff Moden (5/14/2015)

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Alvin Ramard (5/14/2015)

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Here's an interview question:

Name 10 of the parameters for DBCC TimeWarp. 😛

I'd seriously consider asking a DBCC TimeWarp question at an interview, just to see...

GilaMonster (5/14/2015)

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Question for the people here...

Over the years I've been very careful to keep my blog completely non-commercial, no adverts, no plugs for my company, nothing. Partially because when I...

And we're OFF TO THE RACES! Thank you. I did get a chuckle out of that.

yb751 (5/1/2015)

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So I'm browsing the forums and seeing the usual comments like "please provide code and sample data". I'm sitting there and thinking this isn't that hard. I...

It could be just set by default in their workplace (part of their install).

Thanks, Gail. I appreciate the insight.

Doesn't it involve fireworks and music?

ISTR there was...

Perry Whittle (5/1/2015)

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Brandie Tarvin (4/30/2015)

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WHEE! I just got my new servers and am ready to install SQL 2012 when I discovered that one of these servers already has it installed...

EMarkM (5/1/2015)

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That's a pretty good idea!

Otherwise, it'll be just the...

The problem is that I can't nuke the OS. Corporate has to build servers (we're not allowed) and we had to pull teeth in order to get our new servers....