you would have to ask Amazon and that is probably considered propriatary information.

-SQLBill

I'm on my third company as a SQL Server DBA and all three do things differently.

My first company was on contract with a U.S. Government organization. I was the...

Absolutely. One of my hobbies is photography. If I could make the money as a photographer that I'm making as a DBA, I'd be doing that instead. I...

In the best worlds, you would find a job as a Developer that allowed you to do DBA work. But some shops separate the two (IMHO, for good reason)....

First, yes the job does matter. But if I'm doing a job I love and not making the pay necessary, I'll go elsewhere. But loving my job makes a...

Go into it figuring nothing is documented, so you will need to document it all. By doing this, you will learn as much about the system and processes as you...

Chandler, Arizona

by way of:

Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania (20 years)

Iraklion AS, Crete, Greece (1 1/2 yr)

Misawa AB, Japan (1 1/2 yr)

Osan AB, S. Korea (1 yr)

Wheeler AB, Oahu, Hawaii (3...

Be careful here - the company you work for isn't shutting down the project - you are. And that would be after being hired by the offending company. That...

If I have a concern, I detach the existing database and change the extension to .old (ie: mydbname.mdf.old and mydbname.ldf.old). Then I restore from the backup. If anything...

I don't know about any reference books, but I suggest looking into Limited Liability Company (LLC) information and other Small Business designations. Why? Protection of your assets. ...

You can also get points for writing articles.

-SQLBill

I don't know what it is about Microsoft and IE8, but anyone at my company who upgraded to IE8 (accidentally of course since it isn't approved) can no longer use...

You might want to check out http://www.tek-tips.com. They are an excellent 'all around' IT forum site.

-SQLBill

In addition to SQL Server Central, I use Tek-Tips (www.tek-tips.com). It's an excellent (in my opinion) all around site for IT Professionals.

-SQLBill

Do you use Linux or any other open source programs? If so, in your terms, aren't you cheating? Yes, those programmers made their product available for use, but...