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  • RE: Is SQL Server Mature?

    Leaving price out of the equation, SQL Server is mature at the core. Various early add-ons are mature as well, but not all.

    Microsoft reporting services has made major progress...

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  • RE: Random values

    TomThomson (9/25/2014)


    2: the values produced are not random, RAND with a seed is deterministic (as clearly stated in BOL Deterministic

    and Nondeterministic Functions) - the value for a given seed is...

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  • RE: The Value of Data

    Data is plentiful as is sand, but data as sand is only of small value. Good data is like gold for it is rich, solid, and shines under the...

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  • RE: Level 1: What is "SQL Server AlwaysOn"?

    Thanks excellent information and very readable.

    (Already rated)

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  • RE: Testing in Production

    Thanks Steve for the info.

    I will get off the Apple stuff and get further into the idea of testing in prod.

    For the most part testing should be comprehensive, but it...

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  • RE: ISNULL

    hjp (9/23/2014)


    But maybe I just misunderstood the point of this thread...

    No you did well, and added a lot to the conversation. Without it neither your comments, which were valuable, and...

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  • RE: ISNULL

    stephen.long.1 (9/22/2014)


    Nice, simple question - good way to get the brain working after the weekend. Thanks! 🙂

    +:-)

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  • RE: Monitor your website or any URL from SQL SERVER

    peleg (5/18/2010)


    i dont think that the sql server should do this kind of work.

    although it's good to know, but there are better way's & tools to do it.

    +1 Still...

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  • RE: No Compelling Reason

    Eric M Russell (9/19/2014)


    I'd hate to keep track of terms like Kilimanjaro versus Denali and Juneau when discussing SQL Server version releases. I like version release names based on year...

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  • RE: No Compelling Reason

    Gary Varga (9/19/2014)


    I too take issue with the use of year as a piece of software's version number.

    Truth be told I kind of like the preproduction code names assigned...

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  • RE: No Compelling Reason

    Markus (9/19/2014)


    Personally R2 releases are a bad idea to me especially when the year is in the version name. It seems old over time. I know on the...

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  • RE: No Compelling Reason

    A couple of things that are not new but one that might be a little unique.

    1. Cost of product

    2. Cost of testing

    3. Cost of and issues with various licenses

    4. Old...

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  • RE: Pausing

    SqlMel (9/17/2014)


    This was a good question, Steve. Thanks.

    +1 - First thought was right but it came so quick I had to rethink a couple of things. I looked for...

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  • RE: Release a large amount of free space from a data file.

    WC - are you concerned about the current size with the 49% free and you are thinking of shrinking it, or are you thinking about how it might grow in...

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  • RE: A Dearth of Comments

    Gary Varga (9/17/2014)


    The following are a few principles that I try to follow:

    Gaz - mind if I add one?

    Document any updates, additions, or other modifications to the code with a...

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