"However by 200 years later, the Roman army was the strongest in the ancient world. How did this happen? Many people believe it was the creation of a set of...

Eric Russell 13013 (12/30/2010)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/29/2010)

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I'd highly disagree...

Dream on guys. This will never be adopted wholesale in this business simply because most managers are against people working from home. There are five main reasons for this:

1. They...

Yes, but that is known as being "on call", and...

I have been in IT departments in the past where these kind of specialized "RED" teams were created, and I can tell you that it caused a lot more overall...

Jonathan Kehayias (12/27/2010)

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Nope not really, you seem to have an excuse for everything so its pretty much pointless trying to help you fix all incorrect information that exists in your...

I write for myself and no one else. If a reader chooses to read or not read my blog, that's great, and if not I can live with...

No one ever gets it 100% right every single time they post on on a forum to my knowledage anyway. That is why we call them FORUMS. They are a...

The Data Collector and CMS (Central Management Servers) both make a DBA's daily life much easier but I am very surprised how many people are not taking advantage of them.:-D

I worked in a shop where we bantered crudely and rudely back and forth all day. Females were included, even expected to join. The three in the shop...

True story, but I still maintain that many interviews are deceiving. Have you ever seen the movie "The Shining"?:-D

Nobody would accept my explanation that the simple truth is (1) I have good problem-solving skills, (2) I know how to use a search engine, and (3) I have...

Displayed personaility and attitude in the interview that gets you the job can be...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/15/2010)

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TravisDBA (12/15/2010)

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Ok, now for the real world. As long as cronyism continues to be rampant in this industry achieving a true meritocracy will never happen....

Ok, now for the real world. As long as cronyism continues to be rampant in this industry achieving a true meritocracy will never happen. I once knew a person at...