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  • RE: Not Excited by Linux

    IMHO, Microsoft is focused on tools, and not the OS. Early on, DOS and then Windows provided a platform to sell tools. Multiplan anyone? Much like razor blades and the...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Near Real time copy of OLTP for SQL2014

    Jeff, thanks for the tip on SAN Replication. I'll look into. No problems with replication, but with lots of tables, it adds more administrative work that is desired.

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Keeping up to, and down with, Date

    I remember the PUBS database. I used it to write an article for SQL Server magazine.

    I've have quite a few Chris Data books, no more early SQL Server books,...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Keeping up to, and down with, Date

    Back in the early days of SQL server, we'd pickup Sybase SQL Server books. Seems finding MSFT SQL Server books were rare, outside of the printed manuals. And the...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: A Joke Come True

    Visual Studio for the mac. SQL Server on Linux, Office to the cloud and mobiles. To me their trend is to focus on tools and the cloud. ...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: THE Database Engine

    Michael J. Babcock (11/14/2016)


    Corrected url: https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/in-search-of-database-nirvana

    You need to use the 'corrected' URL.

    The one in the email is not valid.

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: How Do You Act When You Need to Learn New Technology?

    Jeff Moden (11/7/2016)


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    Jeff Moden (11/6/2016)


    To be honest, I'm starting to get really pissed off at people and their "new improved shinny bobbles". .........

    Very true. I am sure...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: How Do You Act When You Need to Learn New Technology?

    Jeff Moden (11/6/2016)


    To be honest, I'm starting to get really pissed off at people and their "new improved shinny bobbles". .........

    Very true. I am sure that it is...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Database Nonsense - Unstructured Data

    Well thought out article! And many thanks for writing.

    But sadly, we have all seen crazy, questionable labels used in businesses and organizations.

    Perhaps the best line was:...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: The 2016 Home Lab

    robert.sterbal 56890 (10/14/2016)


    has anyone built a VM for browsing the internet they would like to share?

    Use a pre-built Ubuntu VM for web browsing.

    And use VirtualBox. It supports...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Up, Up, and Away

    Edinburgh is great, and with all the hills, no need to go outside the city to go hiking.

    If you are into tourist stuff, visit the haunting tour called the Real...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: but can they replace SSRS?

    SSRS looks like it is making a comeback. And if the MSFT postings are true, Power BI will eventually run on the new 2016 SSRS engine (but when is unknown)....

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  • RE: Making Complex Table Changes

    Solomon Rutzky (8/8/2016)


    The strategy described in the post by Michael J Swart that you linked to is what I have described in detail in the following SSC article: Restructure 100...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Too Much Information for Sports

    If we think of data as a tool, more tools are better than fewer tools. And like any tool, you have to know how to use it. And thus, your...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Azure SQL Limitations compared with a SQL Server Enterprise

    calbimonte.daniel (7/26/2016)


    I believe that Azure SQL will replace the Traditional SQL Servers in the long run. I just wanted to point in this article that having an Azure SQL requires...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

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