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  • RE: FizzBuzz

    Jeff Moden (2/22/2010)


    Loner (2/22/2010)


    Jeff

    Why don't you post your 'perfect' answer?

    I can tell you why... people would simply memorize instead of taking the time to figure it out. 😉

    Well,...

  • RE: FizzBuzz

    Jeff Moden (2/21/2010)


    Heh... I just Googled "FIZZBUZZ SOLUTIONS SQL"... I'm amazed and surprised that some of those folks had the nerve to publish some of the solutions they have. ...

  • RE: Numeric or Not Numeric

    A nice question.

    It's pretty appalling that 8% of people chose the "error message" answer, though.

    I'm much less surprised about the 17% who got it wrong to...

  • RE: When Do You Deploy?

    For customer systems we would agree each outage with the customer. Customer contracts provided for down time for security updates and general maintenance monthly, but some customers were very...

  • RE: FOR XML PATH

    A good question.

    It took me a while to work out because it relies on the fact that ','+d.Colors doesn't have a column name so that for xml path...

  • RE: LOCK

    I'm glad it had been edited (twice) by the time I saw it - at least the answer is now right. The explanation is still slighly wrong, though: the...

  • RE: SSRS timeout

    Steve Jones - Editor (2/15/2010)


    The question has had the version added.

    But it still says SSRS, which surely is the name used from SQLS 2005 onwards, not the one used in...

  • RE: Tips for New DBAs

    This is a very good article indeed. Something every new DBA or would-be DBA should read and take to heart.

    The only thing that doesn't come across clearly is just...

  • RE: Safety in Numbers

    It varies from databse to database. There are in-house databases and databases at the customer sites, databases that change rapidly and databases that change rarely and databases that are...

  • RE: When is 8000 too small?

    Steve Jones - Editor (2/11/2010)


    This is definitely a place where the OS and SQL should align the partitions and align the cluster/page size when you create a DB as well.

    Also...

  • RE: SELECT setter

    Rune Bivrin (2/12/2010)


    I got it right because I knew it, but I understand why that might not be obvious, and the behaviour is slightly iffy.

    If you do

    SELECT @var =...

  • RE: Forecasting with SQL

    Allen Nugent (2/9/2010)


    Nice work, Mark.

    I'll second that - a very nice article indeed.

    Of course, there are weird and wonderful techniques for fitting data to nonlinear functions, but it might...

  • RE: An Administrative Security Hole?

    Steve Jones - Editor (2/17/2010)


    I'll have to take your word on that, Tom. Not sure how hard or easy it is to secure things, but keep in mind that there...

  • RE: An Administrative Security Hole?

    paul.knibbs (2/9/2010)


    Problem is, they're local admins--they can get round stuff like that!

    It's extremely difficult, probably impossible, on a properly configured modern Windows system - Group Policy settings can be made...

  • RE: An Administrative Security Hole?

    The startling thing in the editorial, for me anyway, is the line

    And if they logged onto Windows as "administrator", you won't know who they are.

    That makes me ask why...

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