And some of us are accidental DBAs who are terrified of something going wrong!  No MS support, and although we have support for our servers and networks, it's hands-off...

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Good question, Sean. I don't know the answer to that. I'll have to ask about this when we have our next meeting.

I'm on a committee that evaluates several of our servers with old SQL Server instances on them (SQL 2008 and older). They're being upgraded on a regular basis. However, they're...

I think both Azure DevOps and GitHub are free for 5. Certainly worth thinking about for small teams. Managing this stuff on premises has little value, and it eats...

There are several jobs I didn't apply for because I didn't have all the job description asked for. It was here on SQL Server Central where I read it was...

I hadn't looked up the pricing of Azure DevOps for a large-ish, small group (20 people). Thank you for letting me know. I agree that $90/month or $80/month is reasonably...

Thank you, David. I learned a little more after making my post a couple days ago. Looks like the group that want a Git repo are doing so because whatever...

The adoption of DevOps, where I work, seems to experience its ups, then significant downs. And how DevOps is perceived is also mysterious.

For example, on Monday I was involved in...

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Man, I can relate. I'm trying to improve software development where I work. Still early days so, here's hoping.

Yes, I hope you're correct, Steve, that life improves in the second half of 2021. And I admit I hope it improves for me, not just others.

My basic trouble with hackathons in a company is... why do they actually need one to begin with?  It seems like that's an admission that they...

My basic trouble with hackathons in a company is... why do they actually need one to begin with?  It seems like that's an admission that they don't...

I have a general issue with the idea that innovation comes from sitting people down cracking a whip and asking them to innovate.  Maybe some people can work like...

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My basic trouble with hackathons in a company is... why do they actually need one to begin with?  It seems like that's an admission that they don't embrace innovation...

I've been in a hackathon and got a lot out of it. I participated because it was an opportunity to learn a new skill. However, I've not continued with it,...