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  • RE: Deleting temp tables in the system "tempdb".

    Mad-Dog (1/2/2009)


    SQL 2005.

    yes i'm seeing that my tempdb database sometimes grow for 40-50GB.

    even if i wait few hours and try to shrink the tempdb data file i can't.

    There's a possibility...

  • RE: What kind of DBA are you?

    adoniadelavigne (4/10/2008)


    I'm an Ess Cue Elle type of DBA. This is due to my Oracle DBA background prior to adding to my skill set as a SQLServer DBA. ...

  • RE: What kind of DBA are you?

    Bob Fazio (4/10/2008)


    DonaldW (4/10/2008)


    Yes. That is my daughter. And...

  • RE: What kind of DBA are you?

    Bob Fazio (4/10/2008)


    I will continue to live in my make believe world for as long as I can.

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1491861000307198203&hl=en Mine is the second to sing. I expect that I have...

  • RE: What kind of DBA are you?

    Bob Fazio (4/10/2008)


    I am expecting it on youtube any day now 🙁 But yes, I do have the others ready when needed. Mostly to keep her from dating...

  • RE: What kind of DBA are you?

    Bob Fazio (4/10/2008)


    Mike Menser (4/10/2008)


    .. but it did entertain me for a few days. :w00t::D

    So, in addition to annoying people, we entertain Mike 😎

    Last night, the other parents...

  • RE: What kind of DBA are you?

    jezemine (4/9/2008)


    I say sequel.

    A friend of mine says "squeal"

    🙂

    As in "Squeal like a database!", with banjo music in the background? 😀

  • RE: Interview guidelines

    Good point and a wise ordering of questions. No point in finding out how they would research every little thing they needed to know.

  • RE: Interview guidelines

    Grant Fritchey (4/9/2008)


    Our starter questions are:

    What's the difference between a clustered & non-clustered index?

    What's the difference between blocking & deadlocking?

    How do you trap errors in SQL Server 2005?

    What does the...

  • RE: What kind of DBA are you?

    rbarryyoung (4/9/2008)


    DonaldW (4/9/2008)


    If I don't tick people off on a regular basis I'm not doing my job.

    Apparently, I've been doing my job at home and throughout my personal life for...

  • RE: What kind of DBA are you?

    Mike Menser (4/9/2008)


    DonaldW (4/9/2008)


    Grant Fritchey (4/9/2008)


    Perks? I thought it was the job definition!

    It is as far as I'm concerned. If I don't tick people off on a regular basis...

  • RE: What kind of DBA are you?

    Grant Fritchey (4/9/2008)


    Perks? I thought it was the job definition!

    It is as far as I'm concerned. If I don't tick people off on a regular basis I'm not doing...

  • RE: What kind of DBA are you?

    Andrew Watson (4/7/2008)


    ... Either way, you're going to annoy someone!

    Well, that IS one of the perks of what we do! :w00t:

  • RE: Effective unit testing

    Cool, thanks!

  • RE: Effective unit testing

    Thanks, Grant, good points. I use copies of existing production databases to perform my tests but I obviously don't cover all the bases. I have Data Dude and...

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