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  • RE: We Need a DBA Boot Camp

    1. Yes

    2. We don't need boot camps. We need companies and environments that sponsor and foster training and education. Most things are learned ad-hoc and it shows in waste and...

  • RE: How do you vulgarize a DBA's job?

    Tell them you're a sewer worker. (Deal with enough crappy data, it's true!!!) 😀

  • RE: 100% Microsoft?

    My limitations are budget related, not vendor specific. While I'd love to have some of the nifty third party utilities and can justify the need based on ROI, it's not...

  • RE: Smart Energy Doesn't Seem So Smart

    He said he had to fight management to get this changed, as they didn't want to spend the money to modify the hard-coded applications to use a more secure password...

  • RE: Get hard drive information of a remote server using Powershell 1,0

    Partial solution for you to explore...

    foreach($server in $servers)

    {

    # Get fixed drive info

    $disks = Get-WmiObject -ComputerName $server -Class Win32_LogicalDisk -Filter "DriveType = 3";

    foreach($disk in $disks)

    {

    $deviceID = $disk.DeviceID;

    [float]$size = $disk.Size;

    [float]$freespace =...

  • RE: How to Deal with the Stresses and Anxieties in Today's IT Industry

    ...overwhelms you with a lot of anxiety...

    I'm not overwhelmed with anxiety, I'm overwhelmed with too much work. 😛

  • RE: Do You Need A Safe Word?

    Technical aspects aside, the real story is what the company that was compromised was intending to do and what made them a target. :angry:

  • RE: Looking at SOX

    TravisDBA:

    Duh...Reading is fundamental. That was my point. Small private companies don't currently fall under SOX standards, so they get away with doing this

    .

    RIF yourself~! 😛

    I sometimes wish I had more...

  • RE: Looking at SOX

    I see too many smaller companies not currently under SOX get away with this like posting a single job that includes: Application Developer, Project Manager, Database Administrator, Web Developer,...

  • RE: Quality Over Timing

    Many Developers are still of the ilk that they've been given an assignment and they just want to get it off their proverbial plate.

    Many developers are overloaded and have too...

  • RE: Is Microsoft neglecting SMO?

    Why do I need Powershell, when I can do all the stuff in GUI using SSIS? Powershell is another geek tool.

    Because at some point in your career, you will find...

  • RE: Getting Up To Speed on SQL Server Denali

    I'm a "knowledge worker", so I keep up on the knowledge that pertains to my work. Even if it's not practical, it's essentially what I'm getting paid for.

    I'm the same...

  • RE: Getting Up To Speed on SQL Server Denali

    To me, being able to intelligently anticipate and answer questions about "the next version of the primary tool of my trade" is part of what I'm being paid for. If...

  • RE: Getting Up To Speed on SQL Server Denali

    For those of you who have yet to spend much time with Denali, how do you plan on getting up to speed on it, and when? Will you try to...

  • RE: OldSQL

    Our very latest system is on Server 2003/ SQL 2005. As a small company we run hardware and software until it's not cost effective. We can't keep up with Redmonds...

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