Designing the storage and retrieval of data isn't the same as designing computer processors or power grids (engineering). One good analogy to what we do are chefs or construction workers....

GoofyGuy (12/9/2015)

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Eric M Russell (12/9/2015)

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GoofyGuy (12/9/2015)

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If the promise of quantum computing is realised, a great deal of data might be stored in a series of superimposed states. It may not...

GoofyGuy (12/9/2015)

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If the promise of quantum computing is realised, a great deal of data might be stored in a series of superimposed states. It may not be an exaggeration to...

A TB is no big deal, with many of us having that much storage in a desktop or laptop. In fact, I really think I'll see a TB on my...

Even if you dont know the answer to their arcane question, the important thing is to appear confident. Give them a correct answer to a different question thats as close...

I don't get it. The turkey is a "non-printable character" ?

I don't have any complaints about the IT industry in general. There are plenty of IT jobs out there that pay > $100k + health insurance and don't require more...

I understand why network operations need to monitor and centrally manage all servers across the enterprise, but they need to coordinate the DBA before they start digging inside database instances....

amy26 (12/3/2015)

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the clientid indicates that the queries are coming from koqcoll.exe - that is the sql server agent right?

EDIT: my bad sorry... it appears the file is associated with...

Regarding the lack of women in DBA roles; I have seen far more female programmers, and I've seen a LOT more female BI developers and female project managers. Now that...

Just like there is more to SCRUM than daily stand-ups and index cards, there is also more to DevOps than just programmers with production logins.

I believe that in the IT world, and this probably goes as well for most any peer oriented professional industry, the jerks either drop out early... or they get promoted...

Here is an interesting read. It's a cautionary tale and a good example of why you need clear requirements, executive signoff, and formal review process before releasing bulk data files.

..After...

This account NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM is a local windows server account used as the default account under which some SQL Server services (backup, replication, ?, etc.) run under.

It's odd that it...

lnardozi 61862 (12/2/2015)

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Here is the problem in a nutshell - salary opacity and salary equality.

Demigod of SQL = x$

Seat Filler = x$

Unfortunately, just as much money is allocated by management...