Just curious Steve,
Do you require parallel and serial ports on your new laptop purchases too? LOL

"Frequent Flyer": a term used to describe a user that requires an excessive amount of attention from IT or training resources.

Happy Friday All!!!

I prefer the separation of triggers for auditing and business rules (1 or more). However, as I mostly support another vendors databases, I am seeing more developers move...

Excellent Editorial Steve! Two thumbs up!

I was surprised the by the reference to 74% of IT professionals... I was also disappointed by it.

I agree. All IT professionals should ignore...

Yes, absolutely. Whether it is "Spring", "Fall" or "when you have the time" cleaning. We are watchful for how long we store unused data. Freeing up disk space or cleaning...

You totally got me on that one. Very good, very good indeed.:-D

Great article Tim! Inspiring even.

Thank you for your contribution!

Thank you for running SQLServerCentral Steve. Like, many of my peers on this, site, I look forward to your editorials each morning and appreciate the feedback you have provided in...

Great editorial today Andy. I think you presented a point of view that serves to help our fellow

DBA's understand clients and their decisions to use SQL Server when they...

I have run into this one a couple times. With SSIS 2005 packages and now with SSIS 2008 even using Excel 2007 xlsx files! :unsure: And always when I am...

Don't forget that the DATALENGTH function is different from the LEN function.

DATALENGTH returns the number of bytes

versus

LEN which returns the number of characters.

That is one of the...

The mention above to the 2005 BOL is also in the 2008 BOL. Though the reference in books online refer to protocol encryption, it is under the section for setting...

I loved the Pixar short Lifted! How would you like to have to read the manual on that!

I fell that the robot Mr. Pibb from the movie "Zoom's Academy for...

2 Tim 3:16 (12/19/2008)

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I liked "EDI" in the movie Stealth. hit by lightning, rogue computer gone bad, then good at the end. And he was a new Talon...

Great editorial Steve!

This is a topic that we could see more of. Articles that discuss the use of tags, how to implement them in the area of SQL development...