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  • RE: Creating Clustered index on a large table

    Kim Crosser (10/19/2015)


    Jeff Moden (10/17/2015)It's no wonder C-Level types think they don't need a DBA.

    But doesn't Microsoft sell SQL Server against Oracle by telling everyone they don't need a DBA...

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  • RE: Bad Management

    GoofyGuy (10/19/2015)


    Bad management can impact the effectiveness of our technology organizations, and it's silly to accept bad managers. This is something that can be fixed ...

    ... by the staff grabbing...

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  • RE: Query for listing views in a database involving tables from other databases

    There is a system table called sys.sql_expression_dependencies which contains references between objects, for example when a view or stored procedure references tables. If referenced_database_name is not null, then the referenced...

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  • RE: Bad Management

    BL0B_EATER (10/19/2015)


    Eric M Russell (10/19/2015)


    GilaMonster (10/19/2015)


    Eric M Russell (10/19/2015)


    GilaMonster (10/19/2015)


    I've seen bad management result in a complete turnover of the entire development staff within 3 months. That is, no dev...

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

  • RE: Bad Management

    GilaMonster (10/19/2015)


    Eric M Russell (10/19/2015)


    GilaMonster (10/19/2015)


    I've seen bad management result in a complete turnover of the entire development staff within 3 months. That is, no dev who was working there...

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

  • RE: Bad Management

    GilaMonster (10/19/2015)


    I've seen bad management result in a complete turnover of the entire development staff within 3 months. That is, no dev who was working there at the start of...

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

  • RE: Which is more efficient? WHERE SUBSTRING = ...or... WHERE fldField LIKE 'x%'

    Renée (6/23/2011)


    Hi all,

    I'm a SQL newbie who sort of inherited a 2005 db. I've got a query that returns a SUBSTRING of a field value in one column. I need...

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

  • RE: Why does it take many minutes for this insert ? - Any siggestions

    Run while "SET STATISTICS IO ON", so we know how many actual page reads.

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  • RE: The Counter Offer - Part 2

    As for the option of sticking around and "fixing" your current job, unless you're in a position of influence, I find that ideal outcome to be plausible... but unlikely. It's...

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  • RE: The Counter Offer - Part 2

    GeorgeCopeland (10/16/2015)


    Eric: So things don't get fixed at the current job, it will be any different at the next??? Not really.

    So after an initial honeymoon period, even a smart guy...

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

  • RE: Where should middle tier business logic be stored?

    What are the advantages of using CLR instead of a stored procedure? For performance reasons, programming that processes data should be as close to the data as possible, preferably all...

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

  • RE: The Counter Offer - Part 2

    As for the option of sticking around and "fixing" your current job, unless you're in a position of influence, I find that ideal outcome to be plausible... but unlikely....

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

  • RE: One time database shrink catch-22 solution?

    Jeff Moden (10/15/2015)


    Eric M Russell (10/15/2015)


    Create indexes on the NEW tables. Remember to create clustered indexes before non-clustered indexes.

    As with a clustered index rebuild, the HEAP will be preserved...

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

  • RE: What does Access do best?

    timwell (10/15/2015)


    ...

    So my questions: What is Access best at? What are data professionals using it for?

    I am using Access 2010. Are later versions more useful?

    Should I tell our intern to...

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  • RE: What does Access do best?

    timwell (10/15/2015)


    Eric M Russell (10/15/2015)


    I believe Excel is more often used for professional data analysis than MS Access. What functionality is missing from Excel that she finds in MS Access?

    I...

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