Michael - Excellent article and very thought provoking. We do not use the same standard you have placed in our hands but the reasoning for having a standard from another...

Steve - Thanks for the editorial and your time bringing this to the community. Among all the things that I do at this job, is working on the IT Security...

<<they would rather check everyone than do their job and figure out who the criminals are.>>

Cart before the horse here. The inference here is that a person should be able...

Last year when this came out I commented about what I took away from the discussion and the article. I have not interviewed since then and I do not know...

Loved the article and glad to have the information from another point of view. I have been in the field for over 30 years and have seen people come and...

This was in deed a good question that makes a person think about how they are using SQL 2005. There are reasons for more then one answer and I would agree...

I looked at the question yesterday and thought the answer I would give was not there so I thought I was looking at it wrong. This morning I looked again...

I work in the government sector and in this position I have little I can do to earn any pay for performance. There is nothing like a bonus, but there may...

I have always liked the following:

It is always earlier when you plow around the stump - from an old farmer.

and

You can not steal second with your foot on first -...

Christmas Lights - as a child my folks put out a single string around the front window of the house and filled the tree inside with lights. Now since my...

Hi Jamie,

Great question. However there are those who disagree with you on the answer. You posted a good url. But have you looked at

http://databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3558006 

The article is

October...

Well, I agree that a person should be ready for the interview, I agree that it is best not to curse in the interview, and I agree that God Bless...

SSC ertifiable did you mean that within a single transaction if a major error occurs there is a rollback? I think the original statement may have been a bit...

I am the supervisor of our Data Unit, supervising both the Senior and the Assistant DBA's. Both are capable professionals who can and do perform all of the necessary functions. ...

I thought that this was an excellent question and has sparked some great following comments. A 'Well Done' to the Author!!!