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  • RE: Linked tables

    Sounds like you want a 3 table design.

    1. A "Tests" table holding your header information

    2. A "Measuring Points" table holding that items that could be applied to each test.

    3....

  • RE: Fast Project Rollbacks

    doobya (10/22/2008)


    Some very nice techniques and ideas in the article

    But I have never rolled back a change to a production database in 10 years.

    I rarely have to roll back a...

  • RE: The Financial Crisis

    The average annual salary in the UK is around 24K. Some of the bankers in the city get bonuses that mean Mr average would have to work for 100...

  • RE: Database Health

    In my environment we have a whole raft of health check reports and alerts

    • Disk space
    • Tables nearing the limit of their identity range
    • Failed jobs
    • Databases that will need to grow. We...

  • RE: Let the Excel Play

    Does it work? Yes

    Should it be used? Not if you want a robust scaleable solution.

    In the environment where I work we had to buy and install a server...

  • RE: The Glue that Binds

    The thing that worries me with all RAD tools is that they produce a mechanically working thing very fast but there is difference between something that works and something that...

  • RE: When Is Work, Work?

    Most UK companies have between 20 and 25 days annual leave plus public holidays.

    Most of the ones I have worked for have asked that 3 days of that leave be...

  • RE: When Is Work, Work?

    There is a fine line between "going the extra mile" and being played for a sucker.

    Lawyers and accountants charge by the hour and often the minute so why should I...

  • RE: The August 2008 Energy Update

    Windfarms are not as green as their advocates would have you believe. Their power output is pretty meagre and you have to jump start them using a hefty motor.

    They...

  • RE: Excel with Stored Procedures

    Years ago, sorry decades ago, there used to be a product from a company called Personics called Monarch.

    What the product did was to take spool files off a mini-computer print...

  • RE: Excel with Stored Procedures

    I understand what you are saying about using views etc but things that don't matter a jot in small to medium databases suddenly become a very big deal in larger...

  • RE: Excel with Stored Procedures

    I've got to keep 200 DB servers up and running with typical specs of 16 CPU 24GB RAM replicating across 3 sites.

    Even at my most cynical (and I can be...

  • RE: Social Profiling

    I've just been listening to BBC Radio 4 and there is a case where someone has been prosecuted for having an Al Queda training manual. It is illegal in...

  • RE: A Good Case For Reference

    For me I want to see some good SERVICE BROKER examples. Some good monitoring tools for service broker would be appreciated.

    Please M$ smarten up the error messages in SQL....

  • RE: Scary Questions

    Moore's law came from Intel and its rare to see a server struggling with cpu compared to the number that struggle with disk these days- unless of course the clr...

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