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Reading the interview, what he wants is a Data Modeller or Data Analyst, not a Database. He says he has several of them, but the problem is relating them...
July 22, 2009 at 7:30 am
From my experience, and observations with others in the IT/IS field over the last 15 years, certifications are neither necessary nor sufficient to indicate that a person is a qualified...
July 20, 2009 at 7:23 am
It's unfortunate I believe, but over-engineering is the norm in today's software development. Many people probably remember the term spaghetti code, referring to poorly structured code with little or...
July 15, 2009 at 7:00 am
It was a fairly good article, and brings an interesting approach to the table, but I think the concept is a little outdated. This would have been more relevant...
July 7, 2009 at 7:30 am
Steve Jones - Editor (6/30/2009)
June 30, 2009 at 7:21 am
No offense to anyone intended, but to me the title of this editorial was misleading. Disaster Recovery is a concept bigger than just having proper backup/recovery processes in place...
June 29, 2009 at 7:30 am
Ralf Dietrich (6/22/2009)
...The wizard should warn about placing the backup files on the same drive than the databases and so on...
Yes, thank you!:w00t: I can't believe how many people...
June 23, 2009 at 7:55 am
I think part of the problem is that the wrong question is being asked. The question shouldn't be when someone is ready to be a DBA, the question should...
June 23, 2009 at 7:42 am
I guess I'll never get it then. To me, XML is only a transfer mechanism of hierarchical data between potentially heterogeneous systems, not a place to persist data. ...
June 21, 2009 at 8:04 am
Is there anyone who actually uses LINQ? I'm jut curious because to me conceptually it seems to just add an extra layer of complexity to an already over complex...
June 19, 2009 at 7:48 am
For someone who's an "accidental" or ocasional DBA, Maintenance plans are fine. They allow them to simply setup the basic maintenance of the database with little understanding of what...
June 19, 2009 at 7:40 am
The only Object Relational Database technology that I've had experience with was Oracle's implementation of this. From what I've seen personally, and from what I've read and heard from...
June 17, 2009 at 8:11 am
soggie_old_soul (6/12/2009)
...but whenever I enter an HR department like begins to bare a striking resemblance to a Dilbert cartoon.
I think that's true for most of us, even with computer degrees...
June 12, 2009 at 7:14 am
Steve,
I'm not arguing with you, although the expectation of 30-50% upgrades seems rather high. I'm just trying to convey the corprate mindset that I've seen in 15 years as...
June 4, 2009 at 11:29 am
In a way, I'd have to agree with Carl in that there are already too many things tied into a release of SQL Server. While I can understand the...
June 4, 2009 at 7:34 am
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