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  • RE: Did I do the right thing?

    The thing that's kept me going in interviews is to mention (when asked) what I don't know but to also emphasis how eager I am to learn said skill. That...

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  • RE: Sr SQL Server DBA title....Jr DBA responsibilities???

    Get an exact list of your expected duties. Then do yourself a favor and do a little extra.

    It wouldn't hurt to create database backups and transaction log backups through...

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  • RE: Accidental DBAs

    Hmm. Yeah, I was an intentional DBA, but I'd hate to vote Incidental if Steve really meant incidental. @=)

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  • RE: Space() double-pads Varchar (but not always)

    Ahhh. You know what? Someone patched my server without telling me.

    QC is running version 9.00.2153 and Prod is running version 9.00.3233 (not in Steve's Build List at [/url]). We're not...

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  • RE: Space() double-pads Varchar (but not always)

    Ansi Padding is unchecked on both servers.

    Thing that really bugs me about this is that I restored the database on QC from a Production backup before I ran this, so...

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  • RE: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    bryan van ritter (6/24/2009)


    well what i have done so far... i would suggest you read his final post. and furthermore if you read my previous answers on this post, you...

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  • RE: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    Glad your interview went well.

    Savvy interviewers tend to lurk in these types of forums, monitoring what types of questions people ask, then shake up their own interviews by asking things...

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  • RE: 70-448

    I took the 2008 BI exam when it was in Beta, but since I didn't have all my studying on BI done (I only knew about half of what I...

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  • RE: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    bryan van ritter (6/23/2009)


    and than some guy is telling him that he would contact the admin to remove this post. are you even from this planet.

    Um, hello? I didn't ask...

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  • RE: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    jeffrey yao (6/22/2009)


    It is a fair statement that database (or the data model inside the database) should be normalized. But so far I have not seen a database that is...

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  • RE: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    Jeff Moden (6/22/2009)


    Brandie Tarvin (6/22/2009)


    "Why, no, Sir. We don't be needin' no real-ational database type tool. Just gimmie Lotus 1-2-3 or that thar x-el spreadsheet and I kin give you...

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  • RE: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    Jeff Moden (6/22/2009)


    Heh... "Log shipping" = "hauling lumber" 😛

    Oh, the agony! Oh, the pain!

    Oh, I wonder how many more of these we can come up with... We could post a...

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  • RE: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    "Why, no, Sir. We don't be needin' no real-ational database type tool. Just gimmie Lotus 1-2-3 or that thar x-el spreadsheet and I kin give you the best durn database...

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  • RE: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    San (6/22/2009)


    akash.suryan (6/22/2009)


    it will be great if you can help me, to find a job there.

    I think, if you are sincere and hard working and have got sufficient knowledge, your...

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  • RE: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    When I was interviewing, I never went in with a memorized list. The problem is that questions vary from company to company and interviewer to interviewer. If they asked me...

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