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  • RE: SQL DBA new trend

    Yes, by necessity the role of a typical DBA is changing. If you work in a massive hosting data center with dozens of DBAs, then maybe you can get by...

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

  • RE: What Causes Query Hang

    A session can be held for an extended period of time in a wait state without being blocked by another session. For example, it could be a complex and long...

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

  • RE: Crafting Your Resume

    On the flip side, as a job seeker you should also be suspicious of "opportunities" which seem to always be available. For example, there are some employers who advertise for...

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

  • RE: Auto-suggesting foreign keys and data model archaeology

    Bill Talada (1/27/2016)


    And Eric...how is it that foreign keys are a performance penalty, other than one time at insert? Don't they provide information to the optimizer to make queries...

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

  • RE: Auto-suggesting foreign keys and data model archaeology

    Charles Kincaid (1/27/2016)


    Eric M Russell (1/27/2016)


    I assume the goal of inferring foreign key relationships is for documentation purposes...

    Actually FKs for the purpose of documentation only seems like a bad idea.

    The...

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

  • RE: Crafting Your Resume

    mjh 45389 (1/26/2016)


    Eric M Russell (1/26/2016)


    Alan.B (1/26/2016)


    Ivanova (1/26/2016)


    ...

    In the past 6 years I have worked with several guys in their 50s, 60s, 70s including an excellent 79-year old (today)...

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

  • RE: Auto-suggesting foreign keys and data model archaeology

    I assume the goal of inferring foreign key relationships is for documentation purposes, that is when you're trying the puzzle out how to map from an unfamiliar source system into...

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

  • RE: Best way to merge two large client databases

    titsiros (1/26/2016)


    The databases are on different machines but for the purpose of the merge we could move them to the same one. This would also make sense in terms of...

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

  • RE: ***SPOILER FREE*** Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Luis Cazares (1/26/2016)


    Eric M Russell (1/25/2016)


    Luis Cazares (1/6/2016)


    Unfortunately, they're hiring people from India instead of the southern neighbors. However, I always remember a meme about this: http://i.imgur.com/shDmF0L.jpg

    I hope I...

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

  • RE: Auto-suggesting foreign keys and data model archaeology

    Given a database with no defined foreign key constraints, analyzing schema information is essentially inferring relationships by static analysis. Another approach is looking at join operators within stored procedures or...

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

  • RE: Crafting Your Resume

    Alan.B (1/26/2016)


    Ivanova (1/26/2016)


    ...

    In the past 6 years I have worked with several guys in their 50s, 60s, 70s including an excellent 79-year old (today) SSRS developer.

    Coding and earning $$$,$$$...

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

  • RE: The Market

    mjh 45389 (1/26/2016)


    Eric M Russell (1/22/2016)


    Ed Wagner (1/22/2016)


    mjh 45389 (1/22/2016)


    I think I am somewhat underpaid but I do work in a pleasant location with agreeable individuals which is worth a...

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

  • RE: Crafting Your Resume

    Ivanova (1/26/2016)


    Sad to say, part of crafting a resumé which will pass the first stage of eliminations and get you in front of an interviewer may well be to omit...

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

  • RE: ***SPOILER FREE*** Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Luis Cazares (1/6/2016)


    Unfortunately, they're hiring people from India instead of the southern neighbors. However, I always remember a meme about this: http://i.imgur.com/shDmF0L.jpg

    I hope I don't offend anyone in here.

    I...

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

  • RE: The DBA Tax

    If your employer is tired of paying taxes and upkeep on a DBA with 20 years experiences, then it's not hard to find another employer willing to resume payments.

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

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