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  • RE: SQL 2005 Job Step Failing - Set Database To Multi_User from Single User Mode

    SSIS has a lot of options available to help you out, but if you're looking for a T-SQL Solution, you can easily go with ye ole Left Outer Join with...

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  • RE: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    abbi1680 (8/18/2009)


    Hi,

    Could you please email me the screening sql server dba questions.

    Apparently you haven't been reading this topic closely enough. There's no list. Different companies ask different questions. It's not...

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  • RE: DBA career advice request

    hshah (8/18/2009)


    I am sure i can come back here to learn more about sql and ask any questions i may have.

    Absolutely!

    Glad we could help.

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  • RE: DBA career advice request

    The differences between the two are slight. When 2005 came out, Microsoft emphasized the developer tools over the admin tools. They've rectified this with 2008 having some T-SQL enhancements and...

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  • RE: Is Microsoft Certification Becoming Worthless?

    Gail, that is so awesome that you got to be MVP. If I had one, I'd be displaying that too. @=)

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  • RE: DBA career advice request

    Nice link, Gail! Thanks for sharing.

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  • RE: Is Microsoft Certification Becoming Worthless?

    Lynn Pettis (8/17/2009)


    To be honest, I think I'm underpaid. I work hard, get things done.

    DittoDitto. Amen to all of that. And the list of "stuff what needs done" just...

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  • RE: Is Microsoft Certification Becoming Worthless?

    I'm not going to share personal salary info, but I will give you a fair idea of what my job entails.

    Basic Production Admin duties including job creation / maint., db...

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  • RE: DBA career advice request

    As GSquared said, there are a lot of different DBA types you could be. But my personal opinion is that you can't be any of them without understanding the basic...

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  • RE: Is Microsoft Certification Becoming Worthless?

    I haven't seen anyone laminate their cert. Usually, people keep the original at home and put a nice color photocopy in a frame at their desk. I personally have too...

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  • RE: Is Microsoft Certification Becoming Worthless?

    Silverfox (8/17/2009)


    Maybe it is different in the US, But in the UK, it is a problem for experienced DBA's to find work. having to compete against people who have got...

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  • RE: Browsing packages stored in MSDB

    I found two possible tables, but the data there is mostly hex and non-readable. I'll take your profiler suggestion and see if I can figure it out. But somehow I...

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  • RE: format date within reporting services

    Apjchandresh, you're misunderstanding what they're asking for. The format is already MMDDYYYY. They're trying to reverse the day & the month so Day is listed first.

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  • RE: Is Microsoft Certification Becoming Worthless?

    Exception to the rule speaking here.

    The worth of a certification truly depends on how one goes about obtaining it. You can't just blanketly say that everyone who gets one is...

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  • RE: 70-443 is not a good exam.

    You do realize that NA doesn't speak English as a first language right? And that (s)he might not understand exactly what the NDA means or what you just told him/her...

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