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  • RE: Partitioning, readonly and DBCC CHECKDB

    GilaMonster (4/17/2015)


    andrew gothard (4/17/2015)


    But, hooray, you can snapshot a database and check that. All 2 Tb of it, why thank you for that, not helpful.

    I'm not sure why that's...

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  • RE: Datamart requirements and design - where to start?

    Business buy-in is crucial for a successful outcome when delivering a Data Warehouse project.

    ^ THIS. Every step and everything you do, you and the users should be able to...

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  • RE: Datamart requirements and design - where to start?

    In addition to Lempster's suggestions, I'd also recommend Ralph Kimball's original paper http://www.kimballgroup.com/1997/08/a-dimensional-modeling-manifesto/ an excellent introduction to the star schema concept. There's a huge amount of information on the...

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  • RE: The Worst Comments

    Jeff Moden (3/13/2015)


    Gary Varga (3/13/2015)


    I was going to try and say "no comment" in a witty way but as I am not first to highlight the issue (and I am...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    dwain.c (4/7/2015)


    I just posted this to "The Worst Comments" discussion thread:

    dwain.c (4/7/2015)


    -- Some nitwit posting under the moniker of Dwain.C with a big fish for an avatar

    -- gave me this...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQLRNNR (4/3/2015)

    Is it really no meat, or are we saying that fish is not a meat because it is a vegetable so fish is acceptable?

    .

    I think it's to do with...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (3/19/2015)


    dwain.c (3/18/2015)


    I can disclose one fact. At my company, 90% of developers are men. Likewise, 90% of testers are women. I don't think we have...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (3/18/2015)


    For your discussion: https://medium.com/@sailorhg/coding-like-a-girl-595b90791cce

    I it's a very important issue, and I absolutely agree with everything she says other than "feminists chide women who present as...

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  • RE: sql default date format issue

    This is also a good demonstration of why it's always best to pass datetime data in an unambiguous format yyyy-mm-dd. Not just shifting boxes, I've even seen a service...

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  • RE: Live Long and Prosper

    Sheldon Cooper has his DNA.

    Sure he's working on it.

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ed Wagner (2/26/2015)


    Jeff Moden (2/25/2015)


    Lynn Pettis (2/25/2015)


    ... Mark one off, 2 days on the calendar to go. 2 days on the calendar to go, 2 days to go, ...

    And for...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Gazareth (2/25/2015)


    andrew gothard (2/25/2015)


    Brandie Tarvin (2/25/2015)


    Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (2/25/2015)


    Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but not human.

    I...

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  • RE: SQL Injection, Still?

    Conrad Muller (2/17/2015)


    It is management that says "Just make it work and ship it!". Most developers would extend development to get it right if given the choice..

    In my experience that's...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Sioban Krzywicki (2/12/2015)


    Ed Wagner (2/12/2015)


    Sioban Krzywicki (2/12/2015)


    Eirikur Eiriksson (2/12/2015)


    Brandie Tarvin (2/12/2015)


    jasona.work (2/12/2015)


    Brandie Tarvin (2/12/2015)


    jasona.work (2/12/2015)


    Is it me, or is it at least once a week minimum someone posts a "How...

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