Everything starts with the DBA. I am constantly hearing 'We are having a problem. Users are complaining about....'. Can you look for problems with the database?

It always starts...

Open message to Steve Jones:

How about publishing a SQL Server Central Cookbook ????

-SQLBill

Don't remove it - improve it! We use it quite a lot (unfortunately). I work in a business where there is a lot of manipulation of data which...

Wow an iPad to use for work. What will you think of next? Having an iPad could be a huge benefit to me. As a DBA I go...

Maybe you are hearing each other! :w00t:

I listen to my MP3 player with the music on shuffle and it's interesting what plays. Right now it's Blue Oyster Cult's Veteran of The Psychick Wars. Most...

Jeff,

The SOX reviews that I've been through are pretty closed unless something was wrong and then you had to get it fixed.

Some issues I know they look for.

1. who has...

I think the only way to watch them is in the production order. Otherwise the surprise of Darth Vader being Luke's father is spoiled. As is, Leila being...

Dell Latitude D620. I was issued it in Aug 2007 and it is still going strong.

-SQLBill

This one has an initial cost - you need to have a mobile GPS.

Once you have a mobile GPS, check out http://www.geocaching.com. It's doing treasure hunting with a GPS....

Senior DBA is a title. That's all it is. Companies have job titles for each position. Regardless of whether it is called Senior DBA, Lead DBA, or Super...

I don't mind working extra hours when needed and my wife supports me in that. It is interesting how lots of companies expect their employees to work extra hours...

We are getting closer to the magic number....

-SQLBill

BTW-Privacy is just about gone. The latest loss of privacy is with pictures. New cameras (even those on smart phones) are starting to include GeoTagging. What is...

I have two daughters in their 20s and my neighbor has two kids in their late teens. The issue is that today's youth don't fully understand privacy. With...