Manie makes some very good points. I wish SQLServerCentral had been around in 1994 when I started working with SQL Server.

And Jeff makes a good point too. Not enough of...

Steve,

As always, thanks for the input.

I'm in the server camp. We have operated this way for years. The developers have enough control over the database server to do what they...

Lynn,

Thanks for the feedback. I hadn't considered the mixed-mode development model. It could be a more palatable middle ground and a way to reign in totally uncontrolled development.

Michael,

Thanks for the insight. In both camps, we have MSSQL fully licensed in test. That part is common. The disagreement comes in development. The developer edition solution you propose is...

Jeff,

I have to agree with you, at least partially. If I catch you christmas shopping, gambling, downloading 30gb onto your iPod, I'm gonna can you. But answering forum posts? Some...

Jeff,

Thanks for the information. I'm also digesting a couple of books from Mr. Celko that apply.

As far as the support goes, this wasn't my idea. The idea came out during...

Agreed. Unfortunately, we're paid to do the jobs we do, so if you're choosing to keep quiet, are you taking money under false pretences? That's a rhetorical question, of course,...

Steve recently did an editorial regarding corporate blogs and why people would or would not participate. And many who had the opportunity would not accept it because of a fear...

Part of the long term problem I see with this is the offerings made by states and localities. The Midwest is famous for tax abatements. In my city we pay...

Michael,

Thanks for the reply. I can see that testing is the only sure-fire method to compare the performance, but there must be some indication that the switch from memory to...

Regarding the missing laptops, here is another angle. Suppose the data were credit card records for a retailer.

You might be one of the victims. The retailer might call you to...

I can't say I every looked into Agile but the posts here intrigue me. Yet another of those great reasons for participating here.

Interestingly enough, the last time I used Cobol...

I rather like the idea of a dumb terminal, especially from a corporate point of view. At my company, ALL laptops are encrypted and in the event of a loss,...

That part I was aware of. It also skews the index usage counts when a new index is added because you don't necessarily see the difference. You can see the...

By 'existing index almost adequate', I am assuming you mean one that may have most but not all the elements in the suggestion and could thus be simply revised rather...