Eric M Russell (7/14/2011)

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I don't think that knowing from memory the syntax for infrequently used T-SQL statements and admin commands is relevent. However, I do expect a candidate to complete...

I agree, that this is...

GilaMonster (7/12/2011)

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TravisDBA (7/11/2011)

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Lee San (7/10/2011)

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I am a newbie in database administration, as much as I try to be honest about what I know/don't know, this is when I couldn't get...

Lee San (7/10/2011)

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I am a newbie in database administration, as much as I try to be honest about what I know/don't know, this is when I couldn't get a job....

Good article Steve! When it comes to ethics, I think Mr. Price Pritchett said it best: "You can't put someone else in charge of your morals. Ethics is a personal...

Revenant (7/3/2011)

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TravisDBA (7/2/2011)

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. . . I have never gotten the real answer from an employer during an interview as to why the prior DBA left the position until after I...

"After all, companies lie in interviews almost as much as candidates."

Which makes asking probing questions about the job environment in the interview generally a waste of time, because they...

Revenant (6/29/2011)

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Yes, it will depend on one's perspective. If we are talking a single-user desktop RDBMS like access, an in-between hardware-agnostic layer will probably do. As I am on...

. Even a RDBMS like SQL Server which is built exclusively on Win32/64 executables should be able to retain that functionality regardless of wether it's going from XP to Windows...

opc.three (6/28/2011)

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I am curious...I am not sure what you mean. Maybe it would help if I knew your standard for...

Cars are dependent on gasoline too, but whether that is a big fundamental design flaw or not, is a matter...

Jeff Moden (6/25/2011)

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Charles Kincaid (6/24/2011)

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Looking at the work of Clarence Birdseye it is easy to see where one could have frozen product in inventory for over a hundred years. Then...

netmikem (6/25/2011)

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One issue I would like to see addressed in SQL Server audit is to be able to specify a Windows group or user NOT to audit, meaning that every...

Charles Kincaid (6/24/2011)

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Travis, I fear that it is fear that drives the resistance. Fear generated by the above. Developers don't want to raise costs by having a data...

Here is one of my favorite sayings in the IT industry as a whole:

"Doing a good job around here is like pissing your pants in a dark suit. You get...