I still recall the day back in 1997 when I first saw that awesome new Sybase server with it's 500 (MB) of memory. It was such a leap forward from...

I work for a national retail chain, and we have 2000+ installations of SQL Server Express edition deployed at store locations, and just last year we finally got all the...

If you're not in charge of backups, security, and monitoring, then you're not a database administrator.
If you can't code T-SQL, then you're not a database programmer.
If you...

Yes, you don't need an "all hands" meeting every time a deployment fails or something goes bump in the night, especially when such things are a weekly or even daily...

As for certifications, yes it is helpful when it comes to landing a job. We may argue the merits of whether a certification makes a competent DBA / Developer even...

Topics like unit testing, DevOps, or ETL are broadly defined and subject to interpretation even today. It's very well possible that you have more actual experience than you think you...

The financial and healthcare industries are already regulated, because they involve money and privacy, but really unsecured data can cost individuals their money and privacy regardless of the line of business with...

It's unclear if your post is trying to sell us something or just the ramblings of a schizophrenic. In either event, I've reported it as inappropriate, so it will be cleared off...

With the current pace of innovation, it seems to me that it just doesn't make sense anymore for organizations to consider their purchase of SQL Server Enterprise and Standard Edition...