I asked a DBA once "Why don't you automate all of this stuff?" His answer was "I am the only one in the company that knows how to do this....

Star Trek 😀

mhaskins,

Exactly right. It's like I have said before on this forum and have gotten castigated for saying it, the only people that I have noticed that are fully behind these...

Frank W Fulton Jr (5/18/2012)

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We use only Windows Authentication. New user are provided a Strong Password to start and required to select a new Strong password at first log on....

Marco,

The reason they keep changing them all the time is because the main purpose of certifications is to continue to make money for the certifying body IMHO. 😀

Dave62 (5/21/2012)

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I've been in IT and a database professional since 1984. Over the years, my career has progressed and each new job has been much better than the previous....

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/18/2012)

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TravisDBA (5/18/2012)

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I also use KeePass2. It generates very strong passwords for me and I can safely store them in KeePass as well and I always...

I also use KeePass2. It generates very strong passwords for me and I can safely store them in KeePass as well and I always have them in case someone forgets,...

Not down here in Fort Lauderdale anymore they have just passed a city ordinance prohibiting any panhandling. I think you will see more of this in the future too. I...

I ask people to describe their favorite projects and what they liked about them while paying close attention to their body language to see what gets them excited and enthusiastic....

Exactly, and I have turned down jobs and terminated the interview right there where my interviewer(s) revealed themselves (not literally) right in the interview. 😀

jfogel (5/17/2012)

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"It depends on some good senior people in your own organization, and their willingness to assess the candidates without involving themselves in a competition of sorts with the interviewee"

Never...

"Choose the best person for the job" is a mantra that so many people espouse, but we never have a repeatable, logical method for determining who the best person is,...

If people oar running on at the mouth, that means the Scrum Master isn't doing his/her job. Of course, it is worse if it is the Scrum Master running...

Lynn Pettis (5/16/2012)

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TravisDBA (5/16/2012)

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Scrums are silly IMHO. People with health, foot or leg issues, or disabilites for that matter, should not be be told or forced to stand in scrum...