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  • RE: Self Service SQL

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/15/2012)


    Sean Lange (5/15/2012)


    I certainly would never want to stifle creativity or new ideas. That is truly the basis of the business we are in. The...

  • RE: Self Service SQL

    The problem, IMO, is that in many orgs there is never enough time to do things right the first time, but always enough time to "revisit" them, unfortunately with the...

  • RE: Self Service SQL

    jbnv (5/15/2012)


    Peter Trast (5/15/2012)


    Don't trust users with infrastructure.

    As a developer with rudimentary hardware and DBA skills, I +1 this.

    Actually, as developed and promoted by Microsoft, Cloud is not Infrastructure...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (5/14/2012)


    Revenant (5/14/2012)


    You do not have to delete data, you can mark rows as inactive or obsolete, which of course allows undo.

    Which won't help an iota when a DBA connected...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (5/14/2012)


    Revenant (5/14/2012)


    GilaMonster (5/14/2012)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/14/2012)


    Jack Corbett (5/14/2012)


    I haven't done a backup, restore, or anythign with security since I've been there.

    Whaaa? No backups of your...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (5/14/2012)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/14/2012)


    Jack Corbett (5/14/2012)


    I haven't done a backup, restore, or anythign with security since I've been there.

    Whaaa? No backups of your laptop? None...

  • RE: Is Software Engineering Dead?

    levynissim (5/14/2012)


    Can you imagine someone saying that Meryl Streep is a bad actress because if she were a good actress she would no longer be acting at this stage of...

  • RE: Teambuilding and Bonding

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/14/2012)


    I have found documentation to be key in my career for CYA, but mostly for just being aware of what was agreed to. My memory...

  • RE: Is Software Engineering Dead?

    Thanks, Steve -- I got good laugh out of this.

    I am 65 and still have lots of fun learning new stuff and keeping my edge sharp.

    Edit: Re "... older programmers...

  • RE: If-ElseIf-Else SSIS is somehow returning NULL?

    Triality (5/11/2012)


    Hello -

    I have a derived column with the following code and somehow < 1% of the rows are coming back as NULL. How is this even possible?

    (DT_STR,13,1252)(Code ==...

  • RE: SYSLanguages on SQL 2012

    An easy one to start the week - thanks!

  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    crookj (5/14/2012)


    Brandie Tarvin (5/14/2012)


    Daniel Bowlin (5/14/2012)


    Regional

    Sectional

    Provincial

    bumpkin

  • RE: Teambuilding and Bonding

    TravisDBA (5/14/2012)


    Of course, there are always those who are more into the CYA aspect of IM and email than anything practical.

    CYA is very practical. It's very easy for a manager...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (5/11/2012)


    TGIF

    Another four hours to go, here on the Wet Coast...

  • RE: Time for Your Career

    I spend at least 8 hours a week just learning new stuff and playing with new toys.

    That does not include the time that I spend on SSC, where I often...

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