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  • RE: A SQL Server Log Reader

    I use select * from fn_dblog (null,null) when i need to look into the T-Log. A little cumbersome at first, but has got some good information in it and if...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: A Software Warranty

    Rod at work (10/22/2012)


    I imagine that in such companies there's a really big tendency to have clear delineation in development, QA, test, deployment, IT, etc. I would imagine that...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Questioning the Interviewer

    😛

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Questioning the Interviewer

    Where I work, as long as it is a "generic" statement and not specific to the exact reason, HR is ok with it. I checked already.:-D

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Questioning the Interviewer

    Then if that is the case, then just say that. "He moved on for personal reasons" and leave it at that. I would immediately understand that, but just to abruptly...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Questioning the Interviewer

    I never stated that the reason had to be "technical". I just wanted to know what it was. But anyway, even if it was something like that then that is...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Questioning the Interviewer

    GSquared (10/18/2012)

    I also ask: What prompted you to look for a DBA?

    I want to know if I'm going to be filling the shoes of a successful DBA who has left/will...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Unprofessional Employers

    SQLRNNR (10/19/2012)


    David.Poole (10/19/2012)


    CFO "what happens if we pay for training and they leave"?

    CTO "what happens if we don't pay and they stay"?

    What happens if Joe our top performer wants this...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: I'm Not a Rock Star

    Dalkeith (10/17/2012)


    The thing about being a rock star is (if you are successful) you come to the floor in a blaze of glory and spend a good deal of the...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Table Search Based on the Column

    Actually, I like this query better. It's a little more efficient on the Column Name serach. 😀

    SELECTST.name as [Table Name], SC.NAME as [Column Name]

    FROMsys.tables ST (NOLOCK)

    INNER JOIN

    sys.columns SC (NOLOCK)...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Manage By Delegation

    "I hear various people say that Powershell is a critical skill for DBAs of the future. I'm not sure of that, but I do think it will be used more...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Wasting Time

    Eric M Russell (10/17/2012)


    SQLRNNR (10/17/2012)


    I had never considered scheduling a block of time for interruptions by coworkers. Interesting concept. I'm not sure I could do that. But...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Dog Food

    jbnv (10/8/2012)


    I once held a job where I was *forbidden* from using my employer's services: a Native-American casino. (They didn't have a problem with me gambling elsewhere.)

    Employees working and gambling...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: I'm Not a Rock Star

    OCTom (10/16/2012)


    It's very difficult to give the same presentation over and over and be enthusiastic each time.

    You got to learn change up your routine and delivery, like the successful comedians...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Questioning the Interviewer

    Core6430 (10/15/2012)


    I'd rather not get a job because of the questions I ask, then get a job and hate it because I was too afraid they wouldn't like my questions....

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

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