I have a bootable CD of Hiren's in my backpack at all times. It has saved my butt more than once.

There is something else to remember. If you change the...

My company hosts our various software packages on over a hundred different servers and domains. Some of it is SQL Server and then there is other database and applications.

I built...

cfradenburg (7/22/2013)

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We have DR plans for our high priority systems but rarely test them. I recently approached the team of one of these systems that I thought would be...

My current division's DR plans are virtually non-existent. Luckily our customers are being moved to a different SW that will make our DR plans pretty much unneeded.

It's been that way...

djackson 22568 (7/18/2013)

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Ah, but that is the catch. You don't own a cell number. The cell company owns it. If you transfer it to another carrier, it...

Rafael A. Colón (7/17/2013)

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Hi Steve:

I certainly like this idea however it also concerns me that data is a double edge blade it can be use for good or bad purposes...

When I was terminated from my prior company I had 12 days vacation. It was a nice severance. My new company had 17 days Paid Time Off (PTO) for both...

I...

Miles Neale (7/9/2013)

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To take what you have said one step further if I could, it does not even have to be a controversial subject. You could take a stand...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/5/2013)

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What about pre-submitting questions or scenarios to speakers a week in advance, giving them some idea of the parts of the topic you want to...

One of the most important things that will tell the difference between the heroes and super stars is tell them that you want them to comment their non-obvious code.

If they...

The article is very good primer on big data.

But anytime a manager type comes up and uses the word Hadoop, NoSQL, or MongoDB in my presence this link ends up...

Agreed. If you see your DBA sweating and typing a mile a minute you now something is wrong.

The script I use to create the backup plan also includes steps to setup the e-mail system and attach notification...

I look at it as less that there is an immaturity to IT, but that IT isn't normally the focus of the business. As a DBA or sys admin we...