"The other thing is that I need to see some effort and desire to succeed. I don't need someone to be an expert, but I do need them to show...

"When I interview people, I want to know a few things. One is can I get along with them, as well as the rest of the team. This isn't to...

This was an excellent article.  I like your attention to detail as you wrote.  Thank you.

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Dave P wrote: " You should be upgrading every time [SSMS] is available. Why wouldn't...

So some folks are driving around town with a cone on their car - to protest other people's use of their car? Are they protesting congestion (which makes no sense)...

Being a introvert on the far end of the scale, I noticed years ago that vacations, while important for preventing burnout at work, were a big drain on my energy.  ...

re: "One thing I have noticed is that cloud vendors are much quicker to upgrade their offerings. ... Now there may be 20 or 30 releases per day! That desensitises...

RE: "In my previous companies, my experience was similar to yours. SQL Server 2008 R2 was a very stable released for us and it served hundreds of client databases/servers well....

I appreciate your blog post, both the information about Moore's passing and your perspective on why it appears that companies are keeping up with new SQL Server versions.

I don't disagree...

I'm passionate about minimizing suffering, everything from making work life enjoyable to preserving life on this planet.  So, things that inspire me are ideas and situations which contribute to this...

UPDATE: Nothing

More details: I promised to let you know what happened.  I brought all the concerns to the Help Desk person who was pushing this change.  To his credit, he...

• This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by JJ B. Reason: fixing bad wording/edit for clarity

Thanks for taking the time to post feedback, JJ.  It IS interesting to see which hoops and how high the flames are that other people have to go through.

And...

Great link Michael!  Thanks for finding that for me and for the support.  You guys are great!

Sorry for the headache.  I will definitely let you know what happens.  Stay tuned.

re: I'm curious how they are determining that this needs to removed or upgraded.

I just met with the Help Desk person a little bit ago and got more information.  Apparently...

Jeff:  Thank you so much for both of your posts!  That link you found is very helpful/assists in giving me some peace of mind.

re: The Help Desk should take responsibility...

Michael:  Thanks so much for sharing  your knowledge and experience!

Regarding a separate server: To my knowledge, we do not have that, but I plan on bringing it up...