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  • RE: Benefits of SQL 2014/2016 over 2005 ??

    homebrew01 (11/10/2016)


    Eirikur Eiriksson (11/10/2016)


    Think this is the wrong question, should be "what are the justifications for running an unsupported version of SQL Server"

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    Doesn't cost any money ?? $10,000 to...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Go Code

    skeleton567 (11/11/2016)


    Eric M Russell (11/11/2016)


    Despite working in IT as both a software developer and database administrator, I'm not a big fan of consumer gadgets or other technology that involves a...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Back-to-Back Version of SQL Server

    If you don't like the 2 year cycle of releases, you always just sit every other one out. However, I'd recommend v2016.

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Go Code

    Despite working in IT as both a software developer and database administrator, I'm not a big fan of consumer gadgets or other technology that involves a lot of user interactivity....

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Benefits of SQL 2014/2016 over 2005 ??

    homebrew01 (11/10/2016)


    I'm sure it's a long list, but what are the "Top 10" list of improvements I can take to management to help justify spending the $$ to upgrade ??...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Give database to customers, how would you want to receive it?

    Asking your customers to restore a .BAK file or attach an .MDF file will not be possible if they are not on the same version of SQL Server. For that...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Is there a way to do a common package based on parameters

    In my previous post, I meant to say "setting DelayValidation = TRUE".

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Need advice with large stored procedure

    I'm sorry you have to learn T-SQL by having a 10,000 line stored procedure dumped on your plate, but this is how most of us got our start.

    You can go...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Good books/resources on intermediate T-SQL

    Yes, Itzik's books are good. You should get it.

    There are also some good topical books by RedGate. This one is especially good, because it will tech optimization techniques from the...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Is there a way to do a common package based on parameters

    In most of my SSIS packages, I have one project parameter called @Environment which indicates: 'UNITTEST', 'DEV', 'QA', or 'PROD', and I have (4) parameters for each Connection Manager respectively....

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: How to get date value from a number ( ex: 20161108) ?

    Assuming you want to convert a string to DateTime.

    CAST('20161108' AS DATETIME)

    If the string contains a value that cannot be converted to a true calendar date (ie: Feb 29, 2015), then...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: How Do You Act When You Need to Learn New Technology?

    jshahan (11/7/2016)


    Eric M Russell (11/7/2016)


    jshahan (11/7/2016)


    I had a boss who loved “shiny for shiny’s sake”. This boss was not an evil doer (actually one of the best managers I...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Forever Technology War

    I occasionally use DTM (Do The Math) or it's extended form DTFM (Do The Freaking Math) when presented with a suggestion that obviously doesn't compute financially or logistically.

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: How Do You Act When You Need to Learn New Technology?

    jshahan (11/7/2016)


    I had a boss who loved “shiny for shiny’s sake”. This boss was not an evil doer (actually one of the best managers I ever had) but this...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Determine if a table column is used?

    TheSQLGuru (11/7/2016)


    Eric M Russell (11/7/2016)


    TheSQLGuru (11/4/2016)


    Eric M Russell (11/4/2016)


    Or you could leave the columns as is and add page compression, which in this case would probably shrink the table down...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

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