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  • RE: 2008 R2 Devleoper Edition

    Alvin Ramard (9/1/2010)


    Stefan Krzywicki (9/1/2010)


    Alvin Ramard (9/1/2010)


    FYI, for those who have not tried to find out more about the SQL 2008 R2 Developer Edition, let me clear something up.

    You may...

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  • RE: 2008 R2 Devleoper Edition

    Alvin Ramard (9/1/2010)


    FYI, for those who have not tried to find out more about the SQL 2008 R2 Developer Edition, let me clear something up.

    You may be asking why this...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: 2008 R2 Devleoper Edition

    krypto69 (9/1/2010)


    it is not on backorder?

    anyone actually have a real dev edition?

    The very first one: CDW says 5-7 days for the dev edition of R2.

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: 2008 R2 Devleoper Edition

    krypto69 (9/1/2010)


    it is not on backorder?

    anyone actually have a real dev edition?

    I don't know, try the long list of links to sellers that was in my previous response.

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: If You Had To Pick a Super Hero...

    If I'm going for well known, I'd have to go with Superman.

    If I'm going for my favorite, I'd have to say Duplicate Boy. He was a backup character in old...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: 2008 R2 Devleoper Edition

    There is.

    Shopping results here

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (8/31/2010)


    WayneS (8/31/2010)


    GilaMonster (8/31/2010)


    I tend to use the term 'Database Specialist', as I do everything around DBs, architecture, admin, dev, BI, optimisation, DR, etc.

    Over here in the US, we tend...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - Editor (8/31/2010)


    I'm not surprised, I think we have more and more hybrid people.

    Like cat-people?!

    The web-site of Dr. Moreau?

    Now that's a good nickname Steve "Dr. Moreau" Jones.

    Or would...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    WayneS (8/27/2010)


    Sigh. (Bang head on desk).

    How to do troubleshooting 101...

    And with the typos in his query (sorce, CountEntery), he's going to need to do a lot of troubleshooting in the...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (8/27/2010)


    My title is DB Architect but what they really needed was somebody to do db dev, db admin, and db architect.

    Yeah, I've found they usually need multiple roles filled....

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)


    Stefan Krzywicki (8/27/2010)


    Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)


    Anyone know how to get SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer Edition without an MSDN subscription? I'm been searching and searching without any luck.

    http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?edc=2151638&cm_mmc=ShoppingFeeds-_-GoogleBase-_-Software-_-2151638_Microsoft%20SQL%20Server%202008%20R2%20Developer%20Edition%20-%20complete%20pa_MIC-E32-00816

    This good?

    This...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)


    Anyone know how to get SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer Edition without an MSDN subscription? I'm been searching and searching without any luck.

    http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?edc=2151638&cm_mmc=ShoppingFeeds-_-GoogleBase-_-Software-_-2151638_Microsoft%20SQL%20Server%202008%20R2%20Developer%20Edition%20-%20complete%20pa_MIC-E32-00816

    This good?

    This is a decent list...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (8/27/2010)


    To be fair, there are so many flavors of DBA that architecture / design could be considered part of a DBA's job in certain places.

    True, the definitions could...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    One thing I've noticed as a consultant is that non-IT hiring managers and most consulting agencies have no idea what a DBA is. If they want someone to do anything...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)


    Relax. I'm one of those good SQL developers. I've looked after a few SQL Servers in the past and I'm one of those developers that have...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

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